Patent ID: 6979264

Claim:
A method of identifying a player for determining entitlement of that player to participate in a gaming event that takes place in a room of a hotel having a legal gaming casino therein, the method comprising: verifying the identity of a potential player of a gaming event when the player checks in to the hotel and is assigned to the room; confirming that the potential player is authorized to participate in a gaming event in the future when the player checks in to the hotel at said legal gaming casino; obtaining a fingerprint of said potential player using a first fingerprint scanner located in the hotel; generating an identification code for said potential player; associating said identification code with said fingerprint; storing said fingerprint and identification code from said player on a database that is part of an event host and that is linked to a game server, the database and game server being located in the hotel or casino; obtaining a request by a player to participate in a gaming event in the room; using said identification code to locate a corresponding stored fingerprint; accepting a fingerprint from said player using a second fingerprint scanner located in the room, said second scanner being incorporated into a spring-biased clamp member connected to a tuner linked to a television or monitor used to play said gaming event, the tuner and television or monitor being linked to the database and game server; and comparing said fingerprint with said stored fingerprint, whereby if said fingerprint accepted from said player and said stored fingerprint match, said player is verified as entitled to participate in said gaming event played in the room using the tuner, television or monitor and games server.