Patent ID: 8641532
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device, comprising: a housing; a game display carried by the housing for displaying one or more games; a first card reader carried by the housing and configured to read information from card media including player club card media issued by a casino and indicative of a player identity of a respective player to whom a respective one of the player club card media was issued by the casino, financial card media issued by a financial institution and indicative of a financial account of the respective player, and technician card media indicative of a technician identity of a respective technician authorized to service the gaming device; a second card reader carried by the housing and configured to read information from card media including the player club card media, the financial card media, and the technician card media; a controller housed by the housing and communicatively coupled to at least one of the first or the second card readers, the controller responsive to selectively provide diagnostic access to the gaming device based at least in part on information read from the technician card media by at least one of the first or the second card readers, the information read from the technician card media which identifies the respective technician; and a visual display carried by the housing, the visual display adjacent at least one of the first card reader and the second card reader, the visual display communicatively coupled to the controller, the visual display operable to display information identifying a type of card media to be inserted into a respective one of the first card reader and the second card reader, the displayed information based on a respective card media insertion status.