Patent ID: 6012832
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A cashless peripheral device for connecting to a gaming system, said gaming system issuing a cash-out signal when a player quits playing said gaming system and said gaming system receiving a cash-in signal when said player starts playing said gaming system, said cashless peripheral device comprising:a plurality of continuous unprinted tickets,means for storing said plurality of continuous unprinted tickets,means for printing a coded value based on said cash-out signal from said gaming system on one of said unprinted tickets,means receiving said printed ticket from said printing means for transporting said printed ticket,means for reading said coded value on said printed ticket, said ticket transport advancing said printed ticket out of said transporting means when said coded value read matches said coded value printed,means for receiving a printed ticket inserted by said player, said ticket reader means reading the coded value from said inserted printed ticket in said receiving means, said ticket reader means issuing said cash-in signal corresponding to said read coded value to said gaming system,means receiving the read ticket from the receiving means for securely storing the read ticket.