Patent ID: 8500550

Claim:
A method of player tracking for gaming, the method comprising: receiving a player identifier at a player identifier input device associated with a gaming terminal; monitoring play of the gaming terminal in response to receipt of the player identifier, the monitoring being performed to determine whether to take any action in respect of a player record of a player tracking module corresponding to the player identifier, the monitoring being carried out such that if the player identifier was received by being read from a player tracking device by the player identifier input device and the player tracking device is removed from a position at which the player tracking device can be read, the monitoring continues after the player tracking device is removed; stopping monitoring of play of the gaming terminal automatically in response to at least one end condition occurring; and outputting a message in response to said stopping monitoring of play, wherein the message requests the player identifier to be presented at the player identifier input device again if the player wishes to continue to accrue any benefits of player tracking.