Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering game which uses a random number generator to affect outcomes. The random number generator can be weighted by the player in exchange for a change in payouts. The random number generator can also be weighted in exchange for a cash purchase from the player or a cash payment to the player.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering game which uses a random number generator to affect outcomes. The random number generator can be weighted by the player in exchange for a change in payouts. The random number generator can also be weighted in exchange for a cash purchase from the player or a cash payment to the player.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering game which uses a random number generator to affect outcomes. The random number generator can be weighted by the player in exchange for a change in payouts. The random number generator can also be weighted in exchange for a cash purchase from the player or a cash payment to the player.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a wagering game which uses a random number generator to affect outcomes. The random number generator can be weighted by the player in exchange for a change in payouts. The random number generator can also be weighted in exchange for a cash purchase from the player or a cash payment to the player.

Abstract: A system and method are used to complete a transaction associated with a gaming machine. The system and method assign the transaction to an employee of the casino and sense a biometric characteristic of the employee at a jackpot fill station. The sensed biometric characteristic is compared with a stored characteristic of the employee and a match is confirmed. The transaction is authorized if the match is confirmed.

Abstract: A system and method are used to complete a transaction associated with a gaming machine. The system and method assign the transaction to an employee of the casino and sense a biometric characteristic at a jackpot fill station. The sensed biometric characteristic is compared with a stored characteristic of the employee and a match is confirmed. The transaction is authorized if the match is confirmed.

Abstract: The subject invention provides a closed system for counting monetary instruments from a plurality of games within a casino. The system includes a universal box for insertion into one of the games and for storing monetary instruments inserted into the game. A memory device is coupled to the universal box and the memory device is adapted to receive data from the game. The system further includes a bill validator for accepting and validating the monetary instruments such that the bill validator is adapted to communicate the game identification to the universal box. The system further includes a counting machine for receiving the monetary instruments stored in the universal box and the game identification from the memory device. The counting machine associates the monetary instruments that are counted with the data and transmits to a network for real-time tracking of the money within the casino.