Bezel assembly with close range communication abilities for use with an automated transaction device

A bezel assembly for use in a transactional device having a document acceptance slot, the bezel assembly comprising:

• a bezel housing comprising, in combination:
• a front portion including a casing having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the casing is configured with a slot through which documents are received and pass into the transactional device;
• a forward protruding tongue structure forming a bottom guide into the slot, the forward protruding tongue structure extending outward farther than a top portion of the slot;
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• a back plate attached to the front portion and configured to couple to the transactional device;
• a short-range wireless communication module in the bezel housing and positioned to connectively communicate with a mobile device;
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• a processor integral to the bezel assembly that controls operation of the bezel assembly including receiving transactional information from the mobile device and using the transactional information to provide credit on an electronic gaming machine communicably connected to the transactional device.