Patent ID: 8641513

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: at least one processor; a multi-currency bill validator for accepting a monetary value of a non-native currency type and a monetary value of a native currency type; a memory; and the at least one processor programmed to execute instructions to perform: determine whether to convert the monetary value of the non-native currency type into a cashable credit or a restricted credit; determine an exchange rate for use in converting the monetary value of the non-native currency type to a credit to enable game play on the gaming machine, wherein the exchange rate is based on whether the credit is the cashable credit or the restricted credit, convert the non-native monetary type to either the cashable credit or the restricted credit to enable game play on the gaming machine using the determined exchange rate and the determined credit, allow the game play on the gaming machine, and provide payouts in the form of the cashable credit or the restricted credit.