Patent ID: 7828646

Claim:
A casino all-in-one kiosk, comprising: a cabinet; a display and at least one data input device; a note/ticket acceptance unit; a currency dispensing unit; a card reader/writer arranged to receive both a card inserted by a customer and a new card supplied by a dispensing unit, the card dispensing unit being arranged to supply the new card to the card reader/writer before issuance to the customer; a printer; and a central processing unit, wherein the note/ticket acceptance unit, currency dispensing unit, card reader/writer, card dispensing unit, display device and data input device, printer, and central processing unit are housed within the cabinet, wherein the central processing unit is connected to the note/ticket acceptance unit, the currency dispensing unit, card reader/writer, card dispensing unit, and printer, and wherein the kiosk is arranged to carry out the following customer services: dispensing of currency in response to acceptance and validation of tickets inserted into the note/ticket acceptance unit; dispensing of notes/tickets in response to acceptance and validation of currency inserted into the note/ticket acceptance unit; dispensing of currency in response to reading and validation of said card inserted by the customer into the card reader/writer; writing data to said card inserted by the customer into the card reader/writer or said new card dispensed by the card dispensing unit; issuing to a customer said new card dispensed by the card dispensing unit and written-to by the card reader/writer.