Video gaming device having a system and method for completing wagers and purchases during the cash out process
View Patent ↗The present invention is a method for completing wagers and purchases from a gaming device when a player presses or selects the cash out feature on the device. The present invention provides for a more convenient method for players to make additional gaming wagers and purchases directly from a gaming device. The player can select the option to make a wager on a sporting event, lottery game, Keno game or any game of chance offered by the gaming establishment. The present invention also enables the player to select the option to make purchases for among other things show tickets, sporting events, movies, retail items or even credit the proceeds from the gaming device to the players hotel room account.
1. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
(a) if a physical item is received via an acceptor of the gaming device, establishing a credit balance of the gaming device based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, said physical item being selected from the group consisting of: a cash-in ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency;
(b) receiving a wager on a play of a wagering game, said credit balance being decreasable based on said received wager on the play of the wagering game;
(c) for the play of the wagering game:
(i) causing at least one processor to randomly determine a game outcome,
(ii) causing at least one electronic display device to display information regarding said randomly determined game outcome, and
(iii) causing said at least one electronic display device to display any award associated with the randomly determined game outcome, said credit balance being increasable based on any displayed award associated with the randomly determined game outcome;
(d) receiving an input from a player, via a cashout device of the gaming device, to cash-out said credit balance;
(e) causing said at least one electronic display device to display an indication of a first option to utilize at least part of said credit balance to participate in an additional wagering event, said additional wagering event associated with a first ticket having a predefined cost and having an outcome being determined independently of and remotely from said gaming device;
(f) receiving a first input from said player, via at least one player input device, to: (i) participate in said additional wagering event, or (ii) decline said first option;
(g) for each first input received from said player to participate in said additional wagering event, causing at least one printer to print the first ticket associated with said additional wagering event;
(h) regardless of whether said player participates in said additional wagering event or declines said first option, and, without said player requesting the display of any indication of any second option:
(i) automatically causing said first option to no longer be displayed,
(ii) thereafter, automatically causing said at least one electronic display to display an indication of a second option to utilize at least part of said credit balance for a non-wagering event,
(iii) receiving a second input from said player, via said at least one player input device, to: (A) utilize at least part of said credit balance for the non-wagering event, or (B) decline said second option, and
(iv) for each second input received from said player to utilize at least part of said credit balance for the non-wagering event, causing the at least one printer to print a second ticket corresponding to said selected non-wagering event; and
(i) after receiving said second input from said player, causing the at least one printer to print a cash-out ticket corresponding to any remaining credit balance of said gaming device.
2. The method of claim 1 , which includes, if said player participates in said additional wagering event, presenting a first menu of at least two different wagering events.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said additional wagering event is selected from the group consisting of: a keno game, a lottery game and a sporting event.
4. The method of claim 1 , which includes, if said player utilizes at least part of said credit balance for the non-wagering event, presenting a second menu of at least two non-wagering events.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said non-wagering event is selected from the group consisting of: a sporting event, a movie, a show, a gift, a lodging service and a food service.
6. The method of claim 1 , which includes, if said player participates in said additional wagering event, presenting a first menu of at least two wagering events and an option to cashout and if said player utilizes at least part of said credit balance for the non-wagering event, presenting a second menu of at least two non-wagering events and said option to cash-out.
7. The method of claim 6 , which includes, if said player by elects said cash-out option from said first menu, causing said first menu to no longer be displayed and causing said indication of the second option to be displayed.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein if said first ticket associated with said wagering event is printed, re-presenting said first option.