Patent ID: 7819742

Claim:
A gaming device configured to operate to request and receive funds electronically, said gaming device comprising: a game processor configured to operate to receive a wager from a player to initiate a wagering game; an EFT controller configured to operate to process an electronic fund transfer request by the player, the EFT controller configured to operate without direct communication between the game processor and the EFT controller; a card reader configured to operate with the EFT controller; a payment device configured to operate with the game processor to provide a monetary amount to a player after; (i) a card of the player is read by the card reader, (ii) the EFT controller receives an approval for the electronic fund transfer request from a remote fund repository via a banking network and without said approval being communicated from the EFT controller to the game processor, (iii) the EFT controller sends data indicative of the approval to a gaming establishment network external to the gaming device, and (iv) the game processor receives the data indicative of the approval from the gaming establishment network; and a housing that supports the EFT controller, the game processor, the card reader, and the payment device.