Method and system for issuing and using gaming machine receipts

A method of presenting a game comprising:

• providing at least one gaming machine, said gaming machine arranged to present at least one game for play by a player;
• accepting a wager from the player;
• generating a credit count based upon said wager;
• presenting a game to the player;
• awarding said player an award if said player receives a winning outcome playing said game and increasing said credit count based on said first award;
• and
• issuing a receipt representing said credit count, said receipt including secondary information unrelated to said credit count;
• wherein said secondary information comprises horoscope information.

A method of issuing and utilizing receipts in a gaming system comprising:

• issuing a first receipt to a player at a first location;
• accepting said first receipt at a gaming machine arranged to present at least one game for play by a player;
• verifying said first receipt;
• issuing a second receipt at said gaming machine to said player;
• and
• accepting said second receipt at a second location, wherein
• said first location comprises a parking garage entry and second location comprises a parking garage exit.

A gaming system comprising:

• at least one ticket issuing device at a parking garage entrance located remotely from a gaming machine adapted to issue a first receipt;
• at least one gaming machine adapted to accept credit from a player, present a game for play by a player, pay a winning in the event a winning event is achieved by play of the game, accept said first receipt and issue a second receipt;
• at least one second device located remotely from said at least one gaming machine adapted to accept said second receipt;
• and
• at least one host with which said at least one gaming machine, said at least one ticket issuing device and said at least one second device is associated, said at least one host adapted to store information regarding said first receipt, confirm said first receipt when accepted by said at least one gaming machine, store information regarding said second receipt, and confirm said second receipt when accepted at said at least one second device.

A method of issuing and utilizing receipts in a gaming system comprising:

• issuing a first receipt to a player at a first location;
• accepting said first receipt at a gaming machine arranged to present at least one game for play by a player;
• verifying said first receipt;
• issuing a second receipt at said gaming machine to said player;
• and
• accepting said second receipt at a second location;
• wherein said first location is a parking garage entry.

A method of issuing and utilizing receipts in a gaming system comprising:

• issuing a first receipt to a player at a first location;
• accepting said first receipt at a gaming machine arranged to present at least one game for play by a player;
• verifying said first receipt;
• issuing a second receipt at said gaming machine to said player;
• and
• accepting said second receipt at a second location;
• where second location is selected from the group consisting of a parking garage exit, a ticket office and a restaurant;
• wherein said second receipt requires redemption at said second location at specified times.