Patent ID: 8974291
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring credits to and from gaming devices in data communication with an account database, the method comprising: creating a player account in the account database, including player account balance information; providing access to the player account balance information to a player at a player interface at one of the gaming devices in response to a first set of actions by the player, wherein the first-set of actions include operably inserting a player card into the gaming device, and entering a corresponding identification code at the player interface to initiate game play at the gaming device; storing any credit applied by the player as modified by play of the gaming device on a credit meter associated with the gaming device; executing game play of one or more games at the gaming device while concurrently allowing continuous access to the player account balance information by the player at the player interface of the gaming device during the execution of the game play in response to continuous operable insertion of the player card in the gaming device; and terminating the access to the player account balance information to the player at the player interface of the gaming device that the player has finished playing the gaming device, and wherein the player is prompted to input-the identification code using the player interface in response to detection that the player has finished playing the gaming machine, wherein responsive to receiving the identification code, any credits on the credit meter of the gaming device are transferred to the account database to update the player account balance information, and wherein responsive to not receiving the identification code, any credits on the credit meter of the gaming device are not transferred to the account database and remain available on the credit meter for further game play on the gaming device without further entry of the identification code.