Patent ID: 6916244
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for metering a cashless game session played by a patron on a network including a plurality of networked gaming terminals, the method comprising the stops of: a) initializing meters assigned to the game session with a credit amount corresponding to funds received from the patron in a predetermined first gaming terminal of the plurality of networked gaming terminals; b) if the patron does not initiate the gaming session on the first gaming terminal, transferring the meters assigned to the game session over the network from the meters in the first gaming terminal directly to meters in whichever gaming terminal of the plurality of networked gaming terminals on which the patron initiates a gaming session, the transferring being requested by the gaming terminal on which the patron initiates a gaming session; c) metering the game session activity in the gaming terminal on which the patron initiates a gaming session; d) transferring the meters assigned to the game session over the network directly to meters in whichever gaming terminal of the plurality of networked gaming terminals on which the patron initiates a gaming session, the transferring being requested by the gaming terminal on which the patron initiates a gaming session, and repeating steps c) and d) as and if needed until the credit amount associated with the meters assigned to the game session is exhausted or a cash-out is requested by the patron.