Patent ID: 9367986
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming machine comprising a display configured to display representations of a current gaming session, a standard credit meter balance of a standard credit meter, and a bank credit meter balance of a bank credit meter, a player interface comprising a bank selector and a collect button, a discernible warning device, and a game controller configured to perform control functions for the gaming machine comprising: wherein, when the bank selector is operated, the game controller is configured to permit at least one predefined contribution to the bank credit meter balance through a player contribution of credit, the predefined contribution being selectable by an operator of the gaming machine; wherein the game controller is configured to prevent credits of the bank credit meter from being used by the player during the current gaming session, and wherein, in response to the collect button being pressed, the game controller is configured to: (1) cause credits of the bank credit meter to be dispensed from the gaming machine to the player after termination of the current gaming session, and (2) cause the discernible warning device to warn the player to cash out from the bank meter, the discernible warning device being unable to be canceled until credits of the bank credit meter have been collected.