Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1998-07-09
1999-09-28
Evans, F. L.
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
902 23, 463 25, 463 29, G06F 1544, G06F 1521
Patent
active
059592770
ABSTRACT:
A player feeds a general purpose charge card, such as a VISA, MasterCard or AMERICAN EXPRESS card, or an account identification to a reader at a gaming machine or enters on a keyboard or other input device, information relating to the general purpose charge card or account identification for transmission to a transaction processing facility. The processing facility associates the account information with a gaming account and determines whether to grant a user request. If the request is granted, the gaming machine is enabled and thereafter one or more running net credit balances are kept by accounting for win-lose-draws. After the playing session is over, net playing credit information is automatically transmitted to the transaction processing facility.
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Evans F. L.
Scotch Twist, Inc.
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