SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASINO PLAYER TIP PROCESSING
Methods and systems for processing jackpots, including providing jackpot-related forms such as tax forms to jackpot winners, suspending jackpot processing, integrating jackpot processing with other features such as loyalty and financial/wallet features and systems, replenishing jackpot payment pouches, and processing of player tips, such as from jackpot funds, are provided.
1 . A system for electronically processing a jackpot gaming machine win to a player with a player-provided tip, comprising:
a mobile attendant device, said attendant device comprising a processor configured to execute machine readable code, a memory, a display device, at least one user input device and machine-readable code stored in said memory;
a jackpot processing server comprising a processor configured to execute machine readable code, a memory, a communication interface, and machine readable code stored in said memory said executable by said processor;
said machine readable code of said jackpot processing server configured to cause said processor thereof to, in response to receiving an indication of an occurrence of a designated game win by a player, cause said mobile attendant device to display information regarding said designated game win, including an award amount thereof;
said machine readable code of said mobile attendant device configured to cause said processor thereof to receive input of an amount of a player-designated tip from said award amount and transmit said amount of said player-designated tip to said jackpot processing server;
said machine readable code of said jackpot processing server configured to reduce said award amount by said amount of said player designated tip; and
said machine readable code of said jackpot processing server configured to transmit information regarding said amount of said player designated tip to a financial server for processing.
2 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said financial server is configured to associate said amount of said player designated tip with one or more casino personnel.
3 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said machine readable code of said mobile attendant device is configured to cause said processor thereof to receive said amount of said player-designated tip to a displayed graphical interface and receive a signature of said player.
4 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said jackpot processing server is configured to generate a jackpot record comprising information regarding said player, said award amount, said amount of said player-designated tip and a net award comprising said award amount less said amount of said player-designated tip.