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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Erhard W. Rathsack, Reno, NV (US);
Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system is configured to transfer wagering credits usable for wagering from a first cashless wagering system to a second cashless wagering system, the gaming system including a first and a second gaming machine and controller(s) configured to perform acts including depositing wagering credits associated with the first gaming machine into the first cashless wagering system, accessing, via a first system access technique, the first cashless wagering system and debiting, in a first transaction, the wagering credits from the first cashless wagering system. The controller(s) being further configured to credit, in the first transaction, the wagering credits from the first cashless wagering system to a second, different cashless wagering system, the second cashless wagering system being accessed via a second, different system access technique, wherein the first and second cashless wagering systems are communicably coupled over a network and disburse the wagering credits from the second cashless wagering system for game play on the second gaming machine associated with the second cashless wagering system.