DUAL PREPAID/LOYALTY CARD FOR GAMING

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for associating wagering accounts with each of a stored value account and a loyalty account. The stored value account can be associated with a prepaid card and can be useable over an open system bankcard network. The prepaid card can allow funds in the stored value account to be used at any location capable of accepting payment through the open system bankcard network such as gas stations, grocery stations, outlets, and restaurants. A player transfer funds, back and forth between the stored value account and the wagering account.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a general purpose reloadable (GPR) prepaid card, wherein the GPR prepaid card is associated with a stored value account holding funds of a player that are usable through an open system bankcard network; a loyalty card, wherein the loyalty card is associated with a casino loyalty account of the player; and one or more computing devices comprising instructions stored in memory which when executed by one or more processors of the one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to:
associate the GPR prepaid card with the loyalty card; andsubsequent to the player providing the loyalty card to a gaming machine and based on the association between the loyalty card and the stored value account, transferring funds, back and forth, in real-time, upon a player request, between the stored value account and a wagering account of the player, wherein funds of the wagering account are usable for wagering at the gaming machine.