Abstract: A method and system for patron ID processing in a casino environment may present ID authentication results via graphical user interface which includes primary and secondary results indicators, and may be distributed to allow users of multiple workstations to scan patron IDs via a common scanner and access the scanned ID information from a pool, where scanned ID information is protected by being deleted when selected or if not selected in a period of time. The scanned ID information may be used in an ID authentication process, including where that process may run in the background of another application.