Methods and devices for gaming account management

An apparatus for providing gaming account services, the apparatus comprising:

• an input device configured to receive identification information from a player;
• a player authentication unit configured to determine whether a gaming account is associated with the identification information;
• a display device;
• a communication interface and logic device configured to provide gaming account information to a player when a gaming account is associated with the identification information, the gaming account information pertaining to a plurality of ticket vouchers used as cashless gaming instruments, said ticket vouchers being adapted or configured to be negotiated only in connection with the gaming account associated with the identification information;
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• to enable gaming account management options to said player relating to the management of at least one of said previously issued ticket vouchers used as a cashless gaming instrument, wherein said options comprise an option of voiding by the player on the apparatus an unredeemed previously issued ticket voucher.

A computer program embodied in a machine-readable medium, the computer program comprising instructions for controlling at least one device to perform the following steps:

• receiving identification information;
• determining whether a gaming account is associated with the identification information;
• providing gaming account information to a player when a gaming account is associated with the identification information, the gaming account information pertaining to a plurality of ticket vouchers used as cashless gaming instruments, said ticket vouchers adapted or configured to be negotiated only in connection with the gaming account associated with the identification information;
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• enabling gaming account management options to said player relating to the management of at least one of said previously issued ticket vouchers used as a cashless gaming instrument, wherein said options comprise an option of voiding by said player on a device an unredeemed previously issued ticket voucher.