Abstract: A transactional apparatus for providing user identification such as a purchaser of goods or services at a Point of Sale (POS) with a reward, or providing an identity transaction of a user in say a Post Office or retailer of postal services. The apparatus comprises a device (1) remote from the POS adapted to capture and derive transactional information data relating to the user whereby to provide user identification based on the transactional information data.

Abstract: A system (1) for gaming, for example in a casino (8), comprising a terminal (2) adapted to issue a ticket, and a gaming device (3-7), such as a slot-machine (4-7), remote from the terminal, e.g. in the casino (8), which is adapted to accept the ticket. The system provides a means (9) for storing ticket related information, such as in a database, and the arrangement is such that the terminal (2) mimics the gaming device (3-7) so that an issued ticket is accepted by the gaming device (3-7).

Abstract: A computer implemented system for providing customers of retail outlet(s) with a transaction based gaming reward. There is a point of sale at a retail outlet (2) such as a supermarket check-out. There is a POS device (3) which runs POS software which also runs the application for production of a ticket, coupon or receipt with a reward to be offered to the customer making the transaction. To this end, the POS device (3) and its software stores text and image(s) required for production of a required reward via the ticket, coupon or receipt. The application software for the reward may control what is displayed on the pole display. There is a scanner (4) at the point of sale 1 which scans the or each item (5) purchased, which scanner (4) triggers the application to inspect the text being sent to the POS screen (6).