Virtual ticket-in and ticket-out on a gaming machine

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12230101
APP PUB NO 20220343725A1
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17862220

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An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display mounted to the cabinet, a wireless interface for communicating with a portable electronic device, a network interface for communicating with a validation server, a bill validator coupled to a game controller configured to accept bills and printed ticket vouchers, and a removable cash box. The game controller includes a processor and a memory configured to control a wager-based game played on the EGM, redeem virtual ticket vouchers and printed ticket vouchers, receive an indication to transfer value to the EGM via a virtual ticket voucher, receive the virtual ticket voucher including a virtual ticket voucher validation number from the portable electronic device via the wireless interface, validate the virtual ticket voucher with the validation server via the network interface, deposit a credit amount associated with the virtual ticket voucher, and notify the validation server that the virtual ticket voucher is redeemed.

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IGT9295 PROTOTYPE DRIVE RENO NV 89521-8986

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gowin, Scott T Reno, US 34 1898
LeMay, Steven G Reno, US 231 23273
Nelson, Dwayne R Las Vegas, US 333 12617
Vasquez, Jim A Carson City, US 16 1200

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