Patent ID: 8251806
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: A63F,G06F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a game server, fingerprint data of a player, the game server: generating an identification code; associating the identification code with the fingerprint data; storing the fingerprint data and the identification code; receiving a request from a requester via a remote gaming device to participate in a wager-based gaming session, the request including the identification code; using the identification code received with the request to locate the stored fingerprint data; continuously receiving, via the remote gaming device, second fingerprint data of the requestor from a fingerprint scanner connected with the remote gaming device, said fingerprint scanner comprising a clamp having generally opposing, hingedly coupled, legs, said legs having substantially similar form, one of said legs including a scanning surface, the clamp configured to press at least one finger of the player onto the scanning surface; comparing the second fingerprint data with the stored fingerprint data; initiating the wager-based gaming session only when the second fingerprint data and the stored fingerprint data match; generating one or more plays of a wager-based game for output on the remote gaming device; and terminating the wager-based gaming session upon an interruption of receipt of said second fingerprint data.