Patent ID: 8137187

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a processor; an input device; a display device; and a storage device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by said processor, cause said processor to operate with said input device and said display device to: (a) prior to a maturity date associated with a gaming token issued by a casino at a first point in time, enable a player to deposit the gaming token, wherein the gaming token is associated with a maturity value; (b) cause a determination of a credit balance of a first amount of wagering credits, wherein said determined credit balance of the first amount of wagering credits is based on the deposited gaming token, and the first amount of wagering credits is less than an amount of wagering credits associated with the maturity value; (c) display the credit balance of the first amount of wagering credits; (d) enable the player to wager at least part of said first amount of wagering credits to play a wagering game at the casino at a second, subsequent point in time; and (e) deduct any amount of wagering credits wagered on the play of the wagering game from the first amount of wagering credits.