US 12,223,801 B2
System and method for settling funds transfers between different gaming establishment accounts maintained by different gaming establishments
Jeffery Shepherd, Reno, NV (US); and Kevin Higgins, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/511,180.
Application 17/511,180 is a continuation of application No. 16/591,195, filed on Oct. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,164,420.
Prior Publication US 2022/0044524 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 40/02 (2023.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3251 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/0655 (2013.01); G06Q 20/108 (2013.01); G06Q 40/02 (2013.01); G07F 17/3227 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. 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:
enable a direct transfer of a first amount of funds from a first gaming establishment account to a second, different gaming establishment account, and
based on the direct transfer of the first amount of funds from the first gaming establishment account to the second, different gaming establishment account, communicate, to a computing component of a financial institution that maintains a first financial institution account associated with each of the first gaming establishment account and a first gaming establishment, data that results in an automatic transfer of a second amount of funds from the first financial institution account to a second, different financial institution account associated with each of the second, different gaming establishment account and a second gaming establishment.