Patent ID: 9430916
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (a) receiving, via an acceptor, a first physical item associated with a first monetary value; (b) identifying, via a validator, the received first physical item; (c) establishing, via at least one processor, a credit balance based at least in part on the first monetary value of the received first physical item; (d) receiving, via a wager button, a wager on a play of a game associated with a plurality of symbols, said wager having a wager amount; (e) deducting, via the at least one processor, the wager amount from the credit balance; (f) for said play of the game: (g) if an actuation of a cashout button is received, initiating, via the at least one processor, a payout associated with the credit balance.