US Patent Issued to IGT on Sept. 8 for "Synchronizing account restrictions between gaming establishment account and associated payment instrument" (Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,458, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to IGT (Las Vegas).

"Synchronizing account restrictions between gaming establishment account and associated payment instrument" was invented by Jeffery Shepherd (Reno, Nev.) and Kevin Higgins (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Responsive to a restriction placement event occurring in association with a debit card operable to access funds maintained in a first gaming establishment account, and a restriction being placed on the debit card, systems and methods place a restrictions on the first gaming establishment account, and communicate data associated with the placed restriction. Responsive...