| 摘要 |
A multi-property comp bank is provided which allows comp paints to be earned and redeemed in an aggregated manner at a plurality of affiliated casino properties. The comp bank includes two constituents, namely a first bank account of comp points for ea ch casino patron having a balance that is visible to the patron, accessible by the patron, an d directly redeemable by the patron, and a second bank account of comp points having a balance tha t is invisible to the patron, accessible only by authorized casino employees, and redeemable on a discretionary basis only by authorized casino employees. Each award of comp points is apportione d between the patron's first and second bank accounts according to a predetermined ratio. The comp points in the first bank account can be aggregated across properties and redeemed at a ny property, whereas the comp points in the second bank account can only be redeemed at t he property in which they were earned. A plurality of regional computers are provided for implementing the multi-property comp bank. Each regional computer is associated with a predefined number of affiliated casino properties in a particular geographical region. Each regional computer stores bank accounts of comp points for each casino patron of an affiliated. casino property who is an active playerin the respective region. Upon receiving a comp points balance or redemption request of a patron at one of the affiliated casino properties, the regional computer associated with the affiliated casino property communicates with each of the other regional computers that contains bank accounts for the same patron to obtain the comp points balance for the patron in each of the other regional computers. In this manner, the requesting regiona l computer thereby obtains the total comp points balance for the patron within the casino enterprise. |
