Patent ID: 6866586

Claim:
A cashless instrument transaction network for generating cashless transactions between a plurality of separate gaming properties, each of which generates and validates cashless instruments, the cashless instrument transaction network comprising: a cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse, the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse comprising: (i) a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with each of the separate gaming properties; and (ii) a processor configured or designed to (a) receive cashless instrument validation requests via the network interface from a first property for a cashless instrument presented at the first property where the cashless instrument was generated at a second property (b) send information, via the network, to the second property requesting the second property to approve or reject the cashless instrument validation request; at least one cashless gaming device, located at each of the plurality of separate gaming properties, that communicates with cashless instrument clearinghouse; and a network allowing communication between the cashless instrument clearinghouse and the cashless gaming devices.