US 11,983,992 B2
System and method for incentivizing the maintenance of funds in a gaming establishment account
Kevin Higgins, Reno, NV (US); Jeffery Shepherd, Reno, NV (US); Sina Miri, Menlo Park, CA (US); Dwayne A. Davis, Reno, NV (US); Erik Petersen, Reno, NV (US); and Christopher Levin, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/220,159.
Application 17/220,159 is a continuation of application No. 15/956,169, filed on Apr. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,970,968.
Prior Publication US 2021/0217274 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01)
CPC G07F 17/3255 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/363 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/323 (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:
responsive to a first amount of funds maintained in a gaming establishment account for a first amount of time:
determine a first value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a first electronic transfer of the first amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to an external account for the first amount of time, and
communicate data that results in a display device displaying the determined first value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the first electronic transfer,
responsive to a second, different amount of funds maintained in the gaming establishment account for the first amount of time:
determine a second value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a second electronic transfer of the second, different amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to the external account, the second value being different from the first value for the first amount of time, and
communicate data that results in the display device displaying the determined second value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the second electronic transfer, and
responsive to the first amount of funds maintained in the gaming establishment account for a second amount of time:
determine a third value available to be awarded in association with forgoing a third electronic transfer of the first amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to the external account for the second amount of time, the third value being different from the first value and the second amount of time being different from the first amount of time, and
communicate data that results in the display device displaying the determined third value available to be awarded in association with forgoing the third electronic transfer.