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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
David Matthew Oles, Henderson, NV (US);
Steven G. Lemay, Reno, NV (US);
Bhakta Rakesh, Henderson, NV (US);
David Matthew Oles, Henderson, NV (US);
Steven G. LeMay, Reno, NV (US);
Bhakta Rakesh, Henderson, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine includes at least one security data collection device. In one embodiment, the security data collection device is a camera mounted to the gaming machine and adapted to collect image information regarding events associated with or adjacent to the gaming machine, such as the image of a player. In one embodiment, a player's image is stored in data form on a player card. When the player plays a gaming machine, the player's image is capture and compared to the image stored on the player card for authentication purposes.