Patent ID: 6652380
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming system for a player to play a game of chance, the gaming system comprising:(A) a communication network, the communication network being adapted to facilitate communication between devices in communication with the network; (B) an exchange terminal in communication with the communication network, the exchange terminal including a voucher printer, the voucher printer being adapted to issue a cashless voucher to the player, the cashless voucher including indicia indicating a transaction identification and the transaction identification being generated by the exchange terminal, the transaction identification comprising at least a time derived value, wherein a value of the cashless voucher may be retrieved using the transaction identification and the exchange terminal sends the transaction identification and the associated value of the cashless voucher to a server; (C) a plurality of player terminals in communication with the communication network, each player terminal including: (a) a voucher reader, the voucher reader being adapted to read indicia on the cashless voucher; and (b) a game interface, the game interface being adapted to allow the player to play at least one game; wherein each player terminal is adapted to determine the transaction identification of the cashless voucher from the indicia on the cashless voucher and retrieve the value of the cashless voucher using the transaction identification; and (D) a database connected to the server on the gaming system in communication with the communication network adapted to maintain an association between each transaction identification and a value.