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US 2014/0180888 A1Published application
Wagering system and method
AssigneeSportech Racing, LLC
InventorsLouis Felipe Skelton, Scott Andrew Watterson
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Abstract
A wagering system may include a server, an application server, a client device, and a terminal. The wagering system may issue a voucher or a wagering ticket to a client device. Wagers may be placed against the voucher balance and redeemed at the terminal.
Claims1
A method of issuing a digital voucher, comprising:
- initiating a first link with a client device by displaying a machine-readable code at one of the client device and a terminal and scanning the machine-readable code at the other of the client device and the terminal;
- receiving a unique identifier associated with the client device via the first link;
- querying a transaction database for a balance associated with the unique identifier;
- displaying the balance with a graphic user interface at the terminal;
- updating the balance at the transaction database upon receipt of an amount of currency at the terminal;
- displaying the updated balance with the graphic user interface at the terminal;
- generating a digital voucher including a transaction identifier and a value, the digital voucher being associated with the unique identifier;
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- transmitting the digital voucher to the client device via a second link.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.