US 12,073,686 B2
Settling outstanding line of credit liability with gaming establishment credit system
Jeffery Shepherd, Reno, NV (US); Kevin Higgins, Reno, NV (US); and Erik Petersen, Sparks, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/122,660.
Prior Publication US 2022/0189247 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3244 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slot machine interface board comprising:
a first communication interface operable to serially communicate, in accordance with a slot accounting system protocol, with a master gaming controller of an electronic gaming machine having a housing configured to support the first communication interface;
a second communication interface operable to communicate with a server of a gaming establishment credit system;
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to a receipt, via the first communication interface, of data associated with an occurrence of a handpay lockup event associated with the electronic gaming machine, cause the processor to:
receive, via the second communication interface, data associated with any amount of any outstanding liability of any activated line of credit of an identified player at the electronic gaming machine, and
responsive to an amount of an outstanding liability of an activated line of credit of the identified player at the electronic gaming machine, automatically and without deactivating the line of credit:
cause, by a communication of data via the first communication interface, a reduction of an award amount associated with the handpay lockup event by the amount of outstanding liability of the activated line of credit associated with the identified player at the electronic gaming machine, and
cause, based on the award amount associated with the handpay lockup event and by a communication of data via the second communication interface, at least part of the amount of the outstanding liability of the activated line of credit associated with the identified player at the electronic gaming machine to be transferred to the gaming establishment credit system.