Club and casino money and exchange system

Abstract

The present invention is a club and casino money and exchange system to transfer a plurality of a user's casino or club rewards points and promotional winnings. The system includes a kiosk or a first computer with a magnetic card reader affiliated with the user's casino or club, an admin software application that is utilized by the kiosk or the computer to control, operate and monitor the system and a second computer to control, monitor and distribute the rewards points and promotional winnings. The system also includes a prepaid card owned by the user and a user membership card that is swiped into the magnetic card reader or entered into the kiosk that is in communication with the system. There are also two corresponding methods of using the system.

1 . A club and casino money and exchange system to transfer a plurality of a user's casino or club rewards points and promotional winnings, comprising:
 a kiosk or a first computer with a magnetic card reader affiliated with said user's casino or club;   an admin software application that is utilized by said kiosk or said computer to control, operate and monitor said system;   a second computer to control, monitor and distribute said rewards points and promotional winnings;   a membership card owned by said user affiliated with said user's casino or club that is swiped into said magnetic card reader or entered into said kiosk that is in communication with said system; and   a user prepaid card.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said software application transfers said casino rewards points and promotional winnings to said eftpos or VISA or any type of prepaid card. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 2 , wherein said prepaid card receives said transferred casino rewards points and promotional winnings when said user swipes said members club or casino membership card at said kiosk or said computer. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein said received casino rewards points and promotional winnings are converted into cash at said kiosk or said computer. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein said received casino rewards points and promotional winnings are utilized by said eftpos, visa or any type of prepaid card to purchase goods and services. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein software application transfers said casino rewards points and promotional winnings to said prepaid card. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein said prepaid card receives said transferred casino rewards points and promotional winnings when said user swipes said linked membership card at said kiosk or said computer. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 7 , wherein said transferred casino rewards points and promotional winnings are converted into cash at said kiosk or said computer. 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 7 , wherein said transferred casino rewards points and promotional winnings are utilized by said prepaid card to purchase goods and services. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said software application language is selected from the group of English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese or Korean. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said prepaid card is a major prepaid, debit or credit card selected from the group consisting of a Visa card, China Union Pay Card, a MasterCard or an American Express card. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said prepaid card is an EFTPOS card. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein said software application can transfer said casino rewards points and promotional winnings from said membership card to said prepaid card. 
     
     
         14 . A method for transferring a plurality of casino rewards points and promotional winnings at a kiosk or a computer with a card swipe reader, comprising:
 a member swiping a membership card at said kiosk or said computer;   said member entering a kiosk PIN or a computer PIN;   a membership points balance is displayed on said kiosk or said computer;   said member enters a quantity amount of a plurality of membership points from said membership points balance and a request to deduct said points from a gaming points system is sent;   said points and said gaming points system deducts said points from said membership card;   said gaming points system automatically transmits said request into an Australian Banking Association file; and   a finance department logs into said system and downloads said ABA file from an exterior computer in communication said member Internet banking account.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein said gaming points system automatically transmits said request into any banking association file. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein said PINs are created when said member signs-up. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein said prepaid cards are paid from said club or casino Internet banking account on a next business day. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein said points and said gaming points system deducts said points from an admin software application. 
     
     
         19 . A method for linking a membership card to a prepaid bank card, comprising:
 a member has decides to join a rewards program;   said member consults with a staff member with a computer that has a card swipe reader;   said members membership card is swiped and said member's profile is retrieved; and   said members bank card is swiped and data from said bank card that includes an account number is stored in said computer.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein said membership card and said member's profile and said bank card and said data are saved on said computer together.