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Abstract

A system and method enables transfer of available credit between a gaming apparatus and a non-banking internet source of credit. A gaming apparatus having a ticket-in-ticket-out reading and printing module; an electronic wallet wireless communication system having a wireless communication link to an electronic wireless transaction facilitator; a fingerprint scanner; and a processor. The ticket-in-ticket-out module, the electronic wallet wireless communication system and fingerprint scanner are within a single housing for the gaming apparatus and communication from the processor to the electronic wireless transaction facilitator requires a) scanning of a finger print, b) transmission of scanned fingerprint data to the processor, c) transmission of the scanned fingerprint data to the electronic wireless transaction facilitator; and d) approval from the electronic wireless transaction facilitator is returned to the processor. The processor effects verification of existence of current available credit on the gaming apparatus.

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