Patent ID: 9412227
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a wager-based electronic gaming machine including a processor, a memory, and an acceptor, the method comprising: (a) if a physical item associated with a monetary value is received by the acceptor, establishing, by the processor, a credit balance for a player of the electronic gaming machine based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the received physical item; (b) monitoring, by the processor, game play of a selected game being played by the player on the electronic gaming machine for one or more predetermined conditions to be triggered in association with the game play; (c) determining, by the processor, that one of the one or more predetermined conditions is met in association with the game play during the monitoring of the game play; (d) in response to determining that the predetermined condition is met, establishing, by the processor, communications with a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is a wireless computing device controlled by the player; (e) after establishing communications with the portable electronic device: (f) if a cashout button is actuated, initiating, by the processor, a payout associated with the credit balance.