US 12,354,439 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 Michael Daly, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Automated Cashless Systems, Inc., Reno, NV (US)
Filed by AUTOMATED CASHLESS SYSTEMS, INC., Reno, NV (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/985,807.
Application 17/985,807 is a continuation of application No. 17/187,333, filed on Feb. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,508,213.
Application 17/187,333 is a continuation of application No. 16/677,399, filed on Nov. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,282,337.
Prior Publication US 2023/0230449 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3244 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system enabling financial transactions for an electronic gaming machine, the gaming system comprising:
an electronic gaming machine processor associated with the electronic gaming machine, wherein the electronic gaming machine includes a controller;
a database including data for the financial transaction request, the database including a financial transaction identification, a cardholder name, and a transaction value; and
a financial transaction request transmitted from the controller to a master gateway;
the master gateway including at least one of a problem gaming limit and a gaming rule set;
the master gateway determines whether the financial transaction complies with at least one of the problem gaming limit and the gaming rule set, wherein the master gateway processes a compliant financial transaction request and rejects a non-compliant financial transaction request; and
a financial network server that receives the compliant financial transaction request from the master gateway.