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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Ardent Progressive Systems and Games, Llc, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert Guinn, Henderson, NV (US);
Assignee:
Ardent Progressive Systems and Games, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/323 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for validating player entitlement to a complimentary award or service (such as a complementary beverage), such as in a gaming establishment, and/or facilitating the patron's direct payment for such. A validation module at a gaming machine may indicate an award of a free drink or other comp to a player based upon meeting certain criteria, such as levels of wagering. A player might alternately purchase voucher at a gaming machine or kiosk and then use the voucher as payment for the drink.