Slot machine gaming system for point of sale terminals

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions and for enabling play of a slot-machine game, comprising:

• a game server including a processor, a database for storing customer electronic addresses, the game server being programmed with software for operating a slot-machine game and for displaying the slot-machine game to a customer;
• a cash register in communication with the game server, the cash register includes a computer adapted to communicate with the game server to enable the slot-machine game;
• a display connected with the cash register to display the slot-machine game;
• a printer connected with the cash register for printing a receipt for point of sale transactions and for a slot-machine game result;
• the cash register being adapted to communicate with the game server to enable a customer to play the slot-machine game and to request a slot machine game result, and
• the printer prints a receipt indicating the slot machine game result.

A point of sale system for conducting point of sale transactions and for enabling play of a slot-machine game, comprising:

• a game server including a processor, a database for storing customer electronic addresses, the game server being programmed with software for operating a slot-machine game and for displaying the slot-machine game to a customer;
• a cash register in communication with the game server;
• a UPC scanner included with the cash register for scanning an item;
• the cash register includes a computer adapted to communicate with the game server to enable the slot-machine game;
• a display connected with the cash register to display the slot-machine game;
• a printer connected with the cash register for printing a receipt for point of sale transactions and for slot-machine game results;
• the printer prints a receipt indicating point of sale transaction including a description of any item scanned by the UPC scanner and any slot machine game result;
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• the game server database includes customer electronic addresses and electronically communicates at least a portion of the point of sale transaction including the slot machine game result to the customer electronic address.

A point of sale system for cash transactions and for slot-machine game play, comprising:

• a game server including a processor, the game server being programmed with software for operating a slot-machine game and for displaying the slot-machine game to a customer;
• a cash register in communication with the game server, the cash register includes a UPC scanner for scanning items;
• a computer adapted to communicate with the game server and the cash register to calculate a change value resulting from a cash transaction as a stake for the slot-machine game;
• a display connected with the cash register to display the slot-machine game;
• a printer connected with the cash register for printing a receipt for cash transactions and for slot-machine game results;
• the cash register being adapted to communicate with the game server to enable a customer to play the slot-machine game, using the change value as a wager, and to request a win-result;
• the game server communicates the win result to the cash register;
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• the printer prints a receipt including a description of any item scanned by the UPC scanner and any slot machine game result.