Patent ID: 11908277
Assignee: AUTOMATED CASHLESS SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A cashless mobile gaming method comprising,
associating a financial gaming passport module with a server;
communicatively coupling a slot cabinet that houses a gaming machine, a controller, and a slot cabinet wireless communications module that is communicatively coupled to the server;
receiving, by a mobile application disposed on a patron wireless device, an exchange request input that is communicated to the financial gaming passport disposed at the server via the slot cabinet wireless communications module;
operating an exchange between the patron wireless device and a server having a financial gaming passport module, in which the exchange qualifies a financial transaction that is performed between the patron wireless device and a casino management system (CMS) by ensuring regulatory compliance with one or more gaming regulations;
determining, by the financial gaming passport associated with the server, that a financial transaction complies with at least one of a problem gaming limit and a gaming rule set;
querying, by the financial gaming passport associated with the server, one or more funding sources to determine the available funds at the funding sources, wherein the funding sources are associated with at least one of a bank account, a credit account, a cash account, a TITO ticket, and a credit in a slot machine;
generating a hold-fund request, by the funding source, when the exchange request is approved by the funding source;
receiving, by the financial gaming passport associated with the server, a communication from the funding source regarding the hold-fund request;
communicating, by the financial gaming passport associated with the server, that if the CMS issues a value to the patron wireless device, then the financial gaming passport certifies a casino reimbursement; and
performing the financial transaction between the casino wireless device and the CMS after the financial gaming passport qualifies the financial transaction as complying with the gaming regulations.