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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Rick Rowe, Reno, NV (US);
Bhavani Prasad, Reno, NV (US);
Franco Crivelli, Reno, NV (US);
Gary H. Sullivan, Carson City, NV (US);
Marc A. Espin, Sparks, NV (US);
Rick Rowe, Reno, NV (US);
Bhavani Prasad, Reno, NV (US);
Franco Crivelli, Reno, NV (US);
Gary H. Sullivan, Carson City, NV (US);
Marc A. Espin, Sparks, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating and accounting for vouchers or tickets is disclosed. In accordance with a method of the invention, a voucher is issued by a voucher generation device associated with a gaming system which includes one or more gaming machines and a host. The method includes generating data regarding a voucher to be printed, creating a record regarding the voucher and printing the voucher at the voucher generation device. The generated voucher information is transmitted from the remote voucher generation device to the host. The printed voucher may be presented at the naming machine, with the authenticity of the voucher and its value determined by utilizing the voucher information stored at the host.