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Abstract

A distributed processing printer which may include separate controllers and/or separate memory where one controller and/or memory may be used to support legacy applications and another controller and/or memory may be used to support printing promotional materials and/or messages in a manner completely transparent to the legacy applications. The printer is capable of magnetically, electronically, and/or thermally reading, writing, erasing, and/or encoding gaming vouchers, promotional coupons, and rewritable cards. The printer can be integrated into a cashless slot machine and other games and/or a promotional system in a casino that produces gaming vouchers, promotional coupons and messages and/or print on demand player tracking card/vouchers capable of communicating with a game or host. The printer may accept various kinds of media, such as thermally writable media, smart cards, or magnetic strip cards. The printer may include writing, reading, erasing and/or encoding devices within the printer to manage and use the different types of media. In addition, the printer may include control logic and articulated printing mechanisms that prevent the printer from inadvertently manipulating a gaming voucher in an inappropriate manner.

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