Patent ID: 11967201
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A method of operating a device, the method comprising:
responsive to receiving, in association with an electronic cash-in event, data associated with a first virtual ticket voucher:
causing a memory device of the device to store first virtual ticket voucher information associated with the first virtual ticket voucher, wherein the memory device of the device is distinct from an electronic gaming machine memory device, first virtual ticket voucher is accessible via a mobile device application of a mobile device, the mobile device comprises a memory device that is distinct from the memory device of the device, the first virtual ticket voucher is associated with a first value, and the stored first virtual ticket voucher information is subsequently used in association with an accounting of activity of an electronic gaming machine, and
after causing the memory device of the device to store first virtual ticket voucher information associated with the first virtual ticket voucher, causing a communication of the data associated with the first virtual ticket voucher to the electronic gaming machine, wherein the electronic gaming machine modifies a credit balance of the electronic gaming machine based on the first value associated with the first virtual ticket voucher.