Jamison Frady

Christopher D Carlisle

Techniques for providing location-based services to a wireless device associated with a user in a casino environment. A digital image from a wireless device is received at a gaming machine or a network server. The location of the wireless device is determined based on the digital image. Various location-based services are provided to the wireless device based on the location of the wireless device.

Casino services and keyless entry and maintenance via camera applications

Techniques providing lock down of a gaming machine by a wireless device associated with a user. A request from a wireless device to lock down the gaming machine is received at the gaming machine or a network server in communication with the gaming machine. The gaming machine or network server determines whether the user associated with the wireless device has access to lock down the gaming machine. Upon determining that the user has access, the user is allowed to lock down the gaming machine with the wireless device. Lock down may include placing the gaming machine in an unplayable state.

Lockdown button for gaming machines and devices

Gaming machines and methods providing for control of gaming machines and gaming networks via a wireless device. A gaming machine includes a one or more cabinets enclosing interior components of the gaming machine. Access to each cabinet may be controlled with a locking mechanism. A communication interface of the gaming machine communicates with the wireless device and a network server. One or more processors of the gaming machine are configured to receive requests from the wireless device for access to a cabinet, facilitate verifying by the network server whether a user associated with the wireless device has access to the cabinet, and upon obtaining verification from the network server that the user has access to the main cabinet, unlock the appropriate locking mechanism. In some implementations, different cabinets require different security levels for the user.

Keyless entry into and maintenance of gaming machine

A bill validating apparatus includes a housing having an elongated opening therein. At one end of the elongated opening there is an article receiving slot. A first sensor is on one long side of the elongated slot and a second sensor is on the other long side. The bill validating system includes a transport mechanism for moving the article of tender past the sensors. The bill validating apparatus also includes an orientation determination device communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. In response to a determined orientation of the bill validating apparatus, the orientation determination device enables one of the first sensor or the second sensor.

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Jamison Frady