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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2006
Kirk Edward Sanford, Henderson, NV (US);
Thomas Michael Sears, Henderson, NV (US);
Robert Vincent Connelly, Jr., Henderson, NV (US);
Kirk Edward Sanford, Henderson, NV (US);
Thomas Michael Sears, Henderson, NV (US);
Robert Vincent Connelly, Jr., Henderson, NV (US);
Global Cash Access, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for facilitating the funding of gaming and preferably the purchase of gaming vouchers (slot vouchers) with commercial bank cards and/or with casino and/or new credit accounts (private label and/or affiliate/Networking permanent or temporary) and/or the prompting of opening of a new credit account, including an automated kiosk located on a gaming floor proximate to gaming machines but separate from particular gaming machines, and including method and apparatus for the purchase and redemption of vouchers at a gaming table, including reading and printing equipment in communication with a voucher host; also including a prompt to open new a gaming oriented line of credit, associated with a refusal of an EFT transaction, preferably a credit/debit card cash advance request, and including a preferred gaming oriented credit card account and card (private label and/or affiliate/Networking permanent or temporary) (including a patron selection coded card) having cash advance limits commensurate with credit limits for gaming oriented transactions and wherein a cash advance can be secured within an hour after the opening and approval of the account, the approval of the account preferably based on EFT gaming transaction history.