Patent ID: 7520810

Claim:
A method for transferring game credits among a plurality of gaming devices, comprising the steps of: accepting a cash-out command in a first gaming device; retrieving a reusable card stored in the first gaming device, the reusable card accepted into the first gaming device from another of the plurality of gaming devices; recording a code uniquely identifying the reusable card stored in the first gaming device on the reusable card; dispensing the reusable card; accepting the reusable card in a second gaming device; reading the code; providing a number of credits in the second gaming device based upon the read code; and storing the reusable card in the second gaming device for reuse by the second gaming device wherein: the step of recording a code uniquely identifying the reusable card stored in the first gaming device comprises the steps of: transmitting a cashout balance to a remote computer; receiving a code from the remote computer; recording the code on the reusable card; and the step of recording a second code uniquely identifying the reusable card retrieved from being stored in the second gaming device comprises the steps of transmitting a second cashout balance to the remote computer; receiving a second code from the remote computer; and recording the second code on the reusable card.