Gaming machine change system
First Claim
1. A gaming machine change system comprising:
- a gaming machine;
a change station;
a change card including a card memory for storing a cash value;
a game monitor unit operatively connected to said gaming machine including a first card reader for receiving said change card, first data transfer means for transferring a selected cash value from said card as a credit to said gaming machine wherein a player has the option of playing the gaming machine or obtaining change, a keypad for selecting said selected cash value and a first display for displaying said selected cash value; and
a station monitor unit operatively connected to said change station including a second card reader for receiving said change card and a second data transfer means for transferring to said card memory an initial cash value to said card memory.
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Abstract
Providing change to gaming machine players is facilitated by the use of a change card having a memory storing a cash value which a change person can use to input a credit into a gaming machine in exchange for cash from a player. A game monitor unit having a card reader, a keypad and a display is attached to the gaming machine and can be used to authorize and transfer a selected cash value to the credit meter of the gaming machine from the change card. Cash values along with authorizations and security codes are input to the change card at a change station utilizing a similar monitor unit. Financial controls and security can be enhanced by transmitting data relating to change card transactions from the gaming machine and the change station to a central data system.
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39 Claims
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1. A gaming machine change system comprising:
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a gaming machine; a change station; a change card including a card memory for storing a cash value; a game monitor unit operatively connected to said gaming machine including a first card reader for receiving said change card, first data transfer means for transferring a selected cash value from said card as a credit to said gaming machine wherein a player has the option of playing the gaming machine or obtaining change, a keypad for selecting said selected cash value and a first display for displaying said selected cash value; and a station monitor unit operatively connected to said change station including a second card reader for receiving said change card and a second data transfer means for transferring to said card memory an initial cash value to said card memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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