Patent ID: 6746330
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming system comprising:a gaming machine including a display unit, a currency reader, a bar code printer, and a machine processor coupled to the display unit, the currency reader and the bar code printer, the gaming machine programmed to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on the display unit; and a central processing system including a central processing system processor and a memory, the central processing system in communication with the gaming machine, the currency reader determines a value amount of currency received, the gaming machine transfers the value amount to the central processing system; the central processing system stores the value in a player value balance with a memory address associated therewith; the central processing system encrypts the memory address to define an encrypted memory address; the central processing system transfers the encrypted memory address to the gaming machine, and the bar code printer prints the encrypted memory address as a bar code on a media.