Patent ID: 8469800

Claim:
An electronic gaming machine comprising: a cabinet; a player interface configured to receive inputs associated with a wager-based game played on the gaming machine and to display an outcome of the wager-based game to a player based at least in part on game play activities of the player; a power interface assembly including a power interface and a switch integrated into the cabinet wherein the switch is configured to interrupt a power supply to the power interface in response to commands received from a game controller and wherein the power interface allows power to be delivered to a portable electronic device; the game controller including a processor and a memory coupled to the power interface and secured within the gaming cabinet configured to 1) control the wager-based game, 2) determine an amount of earned charge time available for the power interface wherein the amount of earned charge time available depends on at least an amount of charge time earned from the game play activities on the electronic gaming machine, 3) interrupt the power supply to power interface via the switch when it is determined the amount of earned charge time available is below a minimum amount.