IP Library Granted Patent US 10,810,835
Granted Patent B2
US 10,810,835 · App. 16/057,437 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

System and method for synchronizing cashless wagering accounts and gaming establishment retail accounts

Inventors: Kevin Higgins (Reno, NV); Jeffery Shepherd (Reno, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3225G07F17/329G07F17/3288G07F17/3293G07F17/34
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,810,835
App. No.
16/057,437
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system that synchronizes data between multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.

Claims (22)

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive, from a gaming establishment component, a request to conduct a transaction associated with a gaming establishment enterprise account accessible via a mobile device application of a mobile device, and

responsive to the request from the gaming establishment component and the gaming establishment enterprise account not being linked to the gaming establishment component:

create a gaming establishment account associated with the gaming establishment component,

link the created gaming establishment account with the gaming establishment enterprise account, and

permit completion of the transaction via the created gaming establishment account.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming establishment component comprises a point-of-sale terminal at a gaming establishment retail location and the created gaming establishment account comprises a gaming establishment retail account associated with the gaming establishment retail location.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the requested transaction complying with a limit of the gaming establishment enterprise account, the instructions cause the processor to communicate fund data associated with the requested transaction to the created gaming establishment account.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the limit comprises at least one of: an amount of total withdrawals in a designated period of time, an amount of total deposits in the designated period of time, an amount of total withdrawals for a single transaction, an amount of total deposits for the single transaction, an amount of total withdrawals for a funding source, an amount of total deposits for the funding source, an amount of withdrawals associated with a gaming activity, an amount of deposits associated with the gaming activity, an amount of withdrawals associated with a non-gaming activity, and an amount of deposits associated with the non-gaming activity.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the created gaming establishment account being in a designated state, the instructions cause the processor to communicate fund data associated with the requested transaction to the created gaming establishment account.

6. A method of operating a system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a gaming establishment component, a request to conduct a transaction associated with a gaming establishment enterprise account accessible via a mobile device application of a mobile device, and

responsive to the request from the gaming establishment component and the gaming establishment enterprise account not being linked to the gaming establishment component:

creating, by a processor, a gaming establishment account associated with the gaming establishment component,

linking, by the processor, the created gaming establishment account with the gaming establishment enterprise account, and

permitting, by the processor, completion of the transaction via the created gaming establishment account.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the gaming establishment component comprises a point-of-sale terminal at a gaming establishment retail location and the created gaming establishment account comprises a gaming establishment retail account associated with the gaming establishment retail location.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising, responsive to the requested transaction complying with a limit of the gaming establishment enterprise account, communicating fund data associated with the requested transaction to the created gaming establishment account.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the limit comprises at least one of: an amount of total withdrawals in a designated period of time, an amount of total deposits in the designated period of time, an amount of total withdrawals for a single transaction, an amount of total deposits for the single transaction, an amount of total withdrawals for a funding source, an amount of total deposits for the funding source, an amount of withdrawals associated with a gaming activity, an amount of deposits associated with the gaming activity, an amount of withdrawals associated with a non-gaming activity, and an amount of deposits associated with the non-gaming activity.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising, responsive to the created gaming establishment account being in a designated state, communicating fund data associated with the requested transaction to the created gaming establishment account.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: IGT
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071817/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2018
From: HIGGINS, KEVIN; SHEPHERD, JEFFERY
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 046606/0082 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62564622 · Sep 28, 2018
Related Publication 20190096175A1 · Mar 28, 2019
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