Method for cashless gaming
CA 2449499 A1 · Owner: Paulsen, Craig A. · Inventors: Nguyen, Binh T.; Paulsen, Craig A.
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A gaming system method uses typically a wireless communication device and , includes the following steps: Call data is provided identifying a gaming system player. This would normally be a typical identifying number plus a PIN number. A call is initiated from the wireless communication device (such as a cell phone) through a telephone call network to a financial center requesting , a cash transfer. Based on the call data the transfer is credited to the , wireless communication device or to a casino to the credit of the player. , Upon receiving of the predetermined balance of the cash transfer one may , communicate, using the wireless communication device to transfer a portion or , all of …
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- Filed June 26, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 26, 2022.
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