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US 12,608,998 B2Granted
Gaming establishment account refunding for lack of high frequency transactions
AssigneeIgt
InventorsJeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
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Abstract
Systems and methods that, upon an occurrence of a refunding event associated with a period of inactivity of transactions against a frequent transaction account, transfer of an amount of funds from the frequent transaction account to a gaming establishment account, and display a balance of the gaming establishment account including at least the amount of funds transferred from the frequent transaction account, the balance being available for a transaction made against the gaming establishment account.
Claims20
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 an occurrence of a refunding event associated with a period of inactivity of transactions against a frequent transaction account, cause a transfer of an amount of funds from the frequent transaction account to a gaming establishment account, wherein the frequent transaction account is maintained after at least the amount of funds are transferred from the frequent transaction account to the gaming establishment account, and
- communicate data that results in a display device displaying a balance of the gaming establishment account comprising at least the amount of funds transferred from the frequent transaction account, the balance being available for a transaction made against the gaming establishment account.
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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 an occurrence of a refunding event associated with a completion of an online session in which a plurality of wagers were individually transacted against a frequent transaction account, cause a transfer of an amount of funds from the frequent transaction account to another account, wherein the frequent transaction account is maintained after the amount of funds are transferred from the frequent transaction account to the other account, and
- communicate data that results in a display device displaying a balance of the gaming establishment account comprising at least the amount of funds transferred from the frequent transaction account.
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A method of operating a system, the method comprising:
- responsive to an occurrence of a refunding event associated with a period of inactivity of transactions against a frequent transaction account, causing, by a processor, a transfer of an amount of funds from the frequent transaction account to a gaming establishment account, wherein the frequent transaction account is maintained after at least the amount of funds are transferred from the frequent transaction account to the gaming establishment account, and
- displaying, by a display device, a balance of the gaming establishment account comprising at least the amount of funds transferred from the frequent transaction account, the balance being available for a transaction made against the gaming establishment account.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.