Patent ID: 11948429
Assignee: EVERI PAYMENTS INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of providing casino credit to a player, relative to a gaming system, comprising the steps of:
accepting an application for credit from a player, said application including information identifying said player;
processing, via a server comprising a processor, a memory and machine-readable code stored in said memory and executable by said processor, said application comprising determining if at least one qualifying criteria for issuance of a casino credit instrument has been met;
if so, issuing said casino credit instrument comprising generating, via said processor of said server, a casino credit instrument record which comprises information which identifies said casino credit instrument and an amount of available credit up to a maximum credit limit;
storing said record in said memory associated with said server;
defining one or more controls relating to the access of said available credit associated with said casino credit instrument and storing information regarding said controls in said memory associated with said server;
receiving a request for access to funds from said casino credit instrument via an input provided by said player to an input device of a gaming machine;
determining, via said processor of said server, whether said request complies with said one or more controls, wherein:
when said request does not comply with said controls, preventing access to said requested funds; and
when said request does comply with said controls, transmitting, to said gaming machine, instructions to cause said gaming machine to associated one or more monetary value credits with a credit balance at said gaming machine, said funds derived from said available credit of said casino credit instrument, up to said maximum credit limit, wherein said transferred funds creates an unpaid balance associated with said casino credit instrument; and
permitting said player to wager said monetary value credits which are associated with said credit balance at said gaming machine.