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US 6,681,984 B2Granted
Gaming cash management slip and method
AssigneeCurrency Counting Consultants, Inc.
InventorRonld F. Brunner
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Abstract
The invention is a cash management slip and method of using the slip in casino operations. The cash management slip and method applies particularly to the process of paying a jackpot awarded by a gaming machine, such as a slot machine, and to the filling with cash of a gaming machine. The present invention provides machine-readable indicia on casino cash management slips and further provides for the automated checking and reconciliation of those slips at the end of the gaming day.
Claims24
A casino cash management slip comprising:
- a) a security portion;
- b) a cashier portion;
- c) a machine readable indicia appearing on said security portion;
- d) a machine readable indicia appearing on said cashier portion;
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- e) said machine readable indicia on each of said security portion and said cashier portion being sufficiently different to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another.
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A method for managing gaming machine cash transactions in a casino comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing a cash management slip having a security portion and a cashier portion, each of said portions bearing machine readable indicia sufficiently different to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another;
- b) documenting a disbursement of cash by a cashier using said cashier portion;
- c) documenting conditions relating to disposition of cash by verification personnel using said security portion;
- d) reading by a machine of said machine readable code on said security portion and said cashier portion;
- e) generating a data file for said security portion and said cashier portion;
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- f) comparing said data files to determine whether said security portion and said cashier portion match.
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A method for managing gaming machine cash transactions in a casino comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing a jackpot slip having a security portion and a cashier portion, each of said portions bearing machine readable indicia sufficiently different to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another;
- b) documenting a disbursement of cash by a cashier using said cashier portion;
- c) documenting conditions relating to disposition of cash by verification personnel using said security portion;
- d) reading by a machine of said machine readable code on said security portion and said cashier portion;
- e) generating a data file for said security portion and said cashier portion;
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- f) comparing said data files to determine whether said security portion and said cashier portion match.
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A method for managing gaming machine cash transactions in a casino comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing a cash management slip having a security portion and a cashier portion, said machine readable indicia on each of said security portion and said cashier portion being sufficiently unique including at least one digit which is different in each bar code to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another;
- b) documenting a disbursement of cash by a cashier using said cashier portion;
- c) documenting conditions relating to disposition of cash by verification personnel using said security portion;
- d) reading by a machine of said machine readable code on said security portion and said cashier portion;
- e) generating a data file for said security portion and said cashier portion;
- f) comparing said data files to determine whether said security portion and said cashier portion match;
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- g) said machine readable indicia on each of said security portion and said cashier portion being sufficiently unique including at least one digit which is different in each bar code to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another.
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A method for managing gaming machine cash transactions in a casino comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing a jackpot slip having a security portion and a cashier portion, each of said portions bearing machine readable indicia sufficiently unique to allow each of said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another;
- b) documenting a disbursement of cash by a cashier using said cashier portion by said cashier accepting custody of said cashier portion upon disbursement of cash by said cashier;
- c) documenting conditions relating to disposition of cash by verification personnel using said security portion comprising confirming by verification personnel that conditions for payment of a jackpot are satisfied and assuming custody of said security portion by verification personnel;
- d) reading by a machine of said machine readable code on said security portion and said cashier portion;
- e) generating a data file for said security portion and said cashier portion;
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- f) comparing said data files by automated means to determine whether said security portion and said cashier portion match.
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A method for managing gaming machine cash transactions in a casino comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing a fill slip having a security portion and a cashier portion, each of said portions bearing machine readable indicia sufficiently unique to allow each of said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another;
- b) documenting a disbursement of cash by a cashier using said cashier portion by said cashier accepting custody of said cashier portion upon disbursement of cash by said cashier;
- c) documenting conditions relating to disposition of cash by verification personnel using said security portion comprising confirming by verification personnel that dispensed cash actually is placed in said gaming machine and assuming custody of said security portion by verification personnel;
- d) reading by a machine of said machine readable code on said security portion and said cashier portion;
- e) generating a data file for said security portion and said cashier portion;
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- f) comparing said data files by automated means to determine whether said security portion and said cashier portion match.
4 more elements
A method for managing gaming machine cash transactions in a casino comprising the steps of:
- a) preparing a fill slip having a security portion and a cashier portion, each of said portions bearing machine readable indicia sufficiently different to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another;
- b) documenting a disbursement of cash by a cashier using said cashier portion;
- c) documenting conditions relating to disposition of cash by verification personnel using said security portion;
- d) reading by a machine of said machine readable code on said security portion and said cashier portion;
- e) generating a data file for said security portion and said cashier portion;
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- f) comparing said data files to determine whether said security portion and said cashier portion match.
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A casino jackpot slip comprising:
- a) a security portion;
- b) a cashier portion;
- c) a machine readable indicia appearing on said security portion;
- d) a machine readable indicia appearing on said cashier portion;
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- e) said machine readable indicia on each of said security portion and said cashier portion being sufficiently different to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another.
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A casino fill slip comprising:
- a) a security portion;
- b) a cashier portion;
- c) a machine readable indicia appearing on said security portion;
- d) a machine readable indicia appearing on said cashier portion;
- and
- e) said machine readable indicia on each of said security portion and said cashier portion being sufficiently different to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another.
3 more elements
A casino cash management slip comprising:
- a) a security portion;
- b) a cashier portion;
- c) a machine readable indicia appearing on said security portion;
- d) a machine readable indicia appearing on said cashier portion;
- and
- e) said machine readable indicia on each of said security portion and said cashier portion being sufficiently unique including at least one digit which is different in each bar code to allow said security portion and said cashier portion to be matched one with another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.