CPC G07F 17/3241 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3227 (2013.01); G07F 17/3237 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for facilitating communications between an electronic gaming machine and a mobile device, comprising:
at least one server; and
a mobile interface device, comprising:
a housing configured to couple to a gaming cabinet that includes the electronic gaming machine, the housing integral with, and extending from, a front surface of the gaming cabinet adjacent a card reader;
at least one illumination element configured to illuminate; and
a near-field communications component including an antenna; and
wherein the mobile interface device is configured to initiate communication, based on data exchanged between the near-field communications component and the mobile device, between a ticket account maintained by the at least one server and a peripheral controller communicably coupled to the electronic gaming machine.
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