Patent ID: 6709333
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A system enabling individual player identification usable in a gaming environment and using at least two authenticators, the system comprising:means for entering a first authenticator in said system; means for entering at least one more authenticator in the form of biometric data in the system; means for associating said first authenticator and said at least one more authenticator with an individual player; means for individual player identification at a game device using a reading means operable with a presented first authenticator and a biometric reading means where said first authenticator is one of: a magnetic stripe card; a voucher; an alpha-numeric sequence; an RFID tag; a smart card; a memory card; a handheld device having retrievable memory and an RF interface; a handheld device having retrievable memory and an IR interface; a magnetic diskette; or, an optical diskette.