US 12,333,901 B2
Enabling financial transactions for electronic gaming machines
Stephen L. Warner, Zephyr Cove, NV (US); Michael Sackrison, Reno, NV (US); Shawn G. Quick, Reno, NV (US); and Noah Vrudny, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to Automated Cashless Systems, Inc., Reno, NV (US)
Filed by AUTOMATED CASHLESS SYSTEMS, INC., Reno, NV (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/666,468.
Application 17/666,468 is a continuation of application No. 16/677,399, filed on Nov. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,282,337.
Application 17/666,468 is a continuation of application No. 15/657,272, filed on Jul. 24, 2017, granted, now 10,706,680, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 17/666,468 is a continuation of application No. 15/212,020, filed on Jul. 15, 2016, granted, now 11,669,815.
Application 15/657,272 is a continuation of application No. 14/867,001, filed on Sep. 27, 2015, granted, now 9,728,039, issued on Aug. 8, 2017.
Application 14/867,001 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/710,109, filed on May 12, 2015, granted, now 9,779,397, issued on Oct. 3, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/193,586, filed on Jul. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/992,221, filed on May 13, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0254227 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3244 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system comprising:
a gateway communicatively coupled to a financial network and an electronic funds transfer (EFT) terminal, wherein the gateway transmits a fund transfer request received from the EFT terminal to the financial network;
an aggregator communicatively coupled to the gateway, wherein the aggregator transmits the fund transfer request to the gateway;
an electronic gaming machine including a controller and a wireless communication module, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the wireless communication module, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to the EFT terminal, wherein the controller receives the fund transfer request from the EFT terminal and transmits the fund transfer request to the wireless communications module, wherein the wireless communications module is communicatively coupled to the aggregator, the wireless communications module transmits the fund transfer request to the aggregator;
at least one configurable gaming limit associated with the gateway, wherein the gateway is communicatively coupled to a database that includes a plurality of transaction information;
the gateway retrieves the transaction information related to the fund transfer request;
the gateway determines that the fund transfer request complies with the configurable gaming limit; and
the gateway transmits a fund transfer request approval message to the EFT terminal when the fund transfer request complies with the configurable gaming limit.