Claims
- 1. 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; accepting said second receipt at a second location.
- 2. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first and second locations are the same.
- 3. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first location comprises a parking garage entry and second location comprises a parking garage exit.
- 4. The method in accordance with claim 1 including the step of providing goods or services to said player upon acceptance of said second receipt at said second location.
- 5. The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said step of verifying said first receipt comprises comparing information associated with said receipt with information utilized to generate said receipt.
- 6. The method in accordance with claim 1 including the step of verifying game play by said player at said gaming machine and issuing said second receipt upon verification of said game play.
- 7. A gaming system comprising:
at least one first device located remotely from said 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, at least one first 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.
- 8. The gaming system in accordance with claim 7 wherein said host is configured to generate first receipt information and transmit said information to said at least one first device for use in issuing said first receipt.
- 9. The gaming system in accordance with claim 7 wherein said at least one first device comprises a ticket issuing device at a parking garage entrance.
- 10. The gaming system in accordance with claim 9 wherein said at least one second device comprises a ticket accepting device at a parking garage exit.
- 11. The gaming system in accordance with claim 7 including at least one communication link linking said at least one first device, said at least one second device and said at least one gaming machine with said host.
- 12. 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; issuing a receipt representing said credit count, said receipt including secondary information unrelated to said credit count.
- 13. The method in accordance with claim 12 wherein said secondary information comprises horoscope information.
- 14. The method in accordance with claim 12 wherein said secondary information comprises a promotional award and said method includes the step of accepting said receipt at a game and issuing said promotional award to said player.
- 15. The method in accordance with claim 14 wherein said promotional award comprises a matching wager and the method includes the step of matching a wager placed by said player in playing said game.
- 16. The method in accordance with claim 12 wherein said secondary information comprises a promotional award and said method includes the step of awarding a prize to said player upon presentation of said receipt by said player.
- 17. The method in accordance with claim 12 wherein said secondary information comprises a promotional award comprising a matching wager for use in playing a game of chance presented at other than an electronically operated gaming machine.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/903,089 filed on Jul. 10, 2001.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09903089 |
Jul 2001 |
US |
Child |
10224167 |
Aug 2002 |
US |