Patent ID: 9311769
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G06Q,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising: (a) receiving data associated with a request from an electronic gaming machine to initiate a gaming transaction, said electronic gaming machine being associated with a credit balance which is: (i) increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and (ii) decreasable via a cashout device; (b) in response to the received data associated with the request, causing a processor of a server to send a transaction message address to the electronic gaming machine, wherein the transaction message address is displayed by a display device of the electronic gaming machine and the server is distinct from the electronic gaming machine; (c) causing the processor of the server to open a gaming transaction record for the gaming transaction; (d) causing the processor of the server to store to the opened gaming transaction record: (e) receiving, from a mobile device, a text message or an e-mail message addressed to the transaction message address, said mobile device being distinct from the electronic gaming machine and distinct from the server; and (f) in response to receiving the text message or the e-mail message, causing the processor of the server to complete, the gaming transaction by: