Patent ID: 7419428
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for facilitating the use of cashless instruments across separate gaming properties, each of which including at least one device that generates or validates cashless instruments, the apparatus comprising: a network interface allowing the apparatus to communicate with a plurality of cashless systems including the at least one device at each of the separate gaming properties; and a processor configured or designed to (i) receive a cashless instrument validation request via the network interface from a first device coupled to a first cashless system and located at a first property for a cashless instrument presented for validation at the first property where the cashless instrument was generated at a second property (ii) in response to the cashless instrument validation request, send a message including information stored on the cashless instrument, via the network, to a second device coupled to a second cashless system at the second property requesting the validation of the cashless instrument using the information wherein, after validation, the cashless instrument is redeemable for at least game play credit, iii) validate a promotion stored on one of the cashless instruments.