CPC G07F 17/42 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A portable electronic device for funding a gaming machine comprising:
a housing;
an internal space defined at least partially by said housing, said internal space to hold at least paper currency, casino chips and gaming ticket paper;
a printer configured to print gaming ticket data on said gaming ticket paper;
a card reader contained by the housing, the card reader configured to read information from at least one of a credit card or a debit card;
a display contained by the housing, said display spaced from said internal space;
a communication device configured to communicate with the gaming machine, said gaming machine having a display on which games of chance are played;
an internet communication device configured to communicate with a remote validation of funds entity associated with the credit card or the debit card;
a processor operably connected to one or more of the following: the card reader, the display, the communication device, and the internet communication device; and
executable instructions running on the processor which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
(i) detect a credit card or a debit card being read by the card reader;
(ii) responsive to a charge request prompted by a user, transmit a validation of funds request to the validation of funds entity using the internet communication device;
(iii) responsive to receiving a validation of funds notice from the validation of funds entity, transmit, using the communication device, a message to the gaming machine to credit the validated funds for play; and
(iv) during steps (i)-(iii) display status of a pending funding transaction on said gaming machine display separate from said display of said portable electronic device and in addition to changing game credits depicted on said gaming machine display.
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