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US 12,217,567 · App. 18/131,610 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

System and method for transferring funds to and from a gaming table

Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd (Reno, NV); Kevin Higgins (Reno, NV); Erik Petersen (Reno, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/322G07F17/3223G07F17/3248
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,217,567
App. No.
18/131,610
Filed
Apr 6, 2023
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3715
USPC
463/25
Abstract

A system that facilitates the transfer of an amount funds between one or more gaming establishment accounts associated with a player and one or more gaming table components associated with a gaming establishment gaming table currently associated with the player.

Claims (30)

1. A gaming table component comprising:

a gaming table component processor; and

a gaming table component memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the gaming table component processor, cause the gaming table component processor to:

receive data associated with an amount of funds requested to be withdrawn from a gaming establishment account associated with a player, and

responsive to a receipt of data associated with an approval of a withdrawal of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account, cause a display, by a display device, of the amount of funds.

2. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises one of: a display device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table, and a display device of a mobile workstation independent of the gaming table.

3. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the approval of the withdrawal of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account is received from a server that maintains the gaming establishment account.

4. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account.

5. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the amount of funds requested to be withdrawn from the gaming establishment account is received from at least one of: an input device associated with a gaming table and a mobile device executing a mobile device application.

6. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the received data associated with the amount of funds comprises data associated with a configuration of gaming table chips that correspond to the amount of funds.

7. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the gaming table component memory device comprises a plurality of further instructions that when executed by the gaming table component processor, cause the gaming table component processor to enable the receipt of the data associated with the amount of funds after an input is received at a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table.

8. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the gaming table component memory device comprises a plurality of further instructions that when executed by the gaming table component processor responsive to the amount of funds being displayed by the display device, cause the gaming table component processor to cause a printer to print a receipt.

9. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the gaming table component memory device comprises a plurality of further instructions that when executed by the gaming table component processor responsive to the amount of funds being displayed by the display device, cause the gaming table component processor to generate a virtual receipt.

10. A system comprising:

a processor; and

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

receive data associated with an amount of funds to be withdrawn from a gaming establishment account associated with a player, and

responsive to a receipt of data associated with the requested amount of funds being approved by a server that maintains the gaming establishment account, cause a display, by a display device associated with a gaming table, of the amount of funds.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the data associated with the amount of funds is received via at least one of: an input device associated with the gaming table and a mobile device executing a mobile device application.

12. A method of operating a gaming table component, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with an amount of funds requested to be withdrawn from a gaming establishment account associated with a player, and

responsive to a receipt of data associated with an approval of a withdrawal of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account, causing a display, by a display device, of the amount of funds.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the display device comprises one of: a display device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table, and a display device of a mobile workstation independent of the gaming table.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the data associated with the approval of the withdrawal of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account is received from a server that maintains the gaming establishment account.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the data associated with the amount of funds requested to be withdrawn from the gaming establishment account is received from at least one of: an input device associated with a gaming table and a mobile device executing a mobile device application.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the received data associated with the amount of funds comprises data associated with a configuration of gaming table chips that correspond to the amount of funds.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising enabling, by a gaming table component processor, the receipt of the data associated with the amount of funds after an input is received at a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to the amount of funds being displayed by the display device, causing a printer to print a receipt.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to the amount of funds being displayed by the display device, generating, by a gaming table component processor, a virtual receipt.

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 Apr 7, 2023
From: SHEPHERD, JEFFERY; HIGGINS, KEVIN; PETERSEN, ERIK
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 063262/0619 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17517281 · Nov 2, 2021
Continuation 16920922 · Jul 6, 2020
Continuation 16272548 · Feb 11, 2019
Related Publication 20230245523A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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