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US 2018/0025583 A1Published application
Method and system of delivering funds or entertainment to a gaming machine from an external source
OwnerDavid Haaginventor
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A method and system is provided for funding a gaming machine from an external source. The gaming machine may include at least one wager accepting device configured to receive a first physical item associated with a monetary value to increase a credit balance at the gaming machine, and at least one promotion accepting device configured to receive a second physical item associated with promotional information. The method includes generating a gaming promotion associated with promotional information for direct redemption at the gaming machine where the promotional information comprising a promotional feature and tracking information. The method further includes receiving the second physical item that is associated with the gaming promotion via the at least one promotion accepting device, validating the gaming promotion at the gaming machine, activating the promotional feature via the processor, and reporting the tracking information associated with the gaming promotion.
A method for funding a gaming machine from an external source, the gaming machine comprising a processor, at least one display, at least one input device, at least one wager accepting device configured to receive a first physical item associated with a monetary value to increase a credit balance at the gaming machine, and at least one promotion accepting device configured to receive a second physical item associated with promotional information, the method comprising:
A gaming machine comprising
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