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Abe Frohman:
Hi guys, been away for a while.  I just registered in what I think is the (comparatively) new site, good to be back!


I have a crazy question I couldn't find in search...  Can you put *custom* images in a bill acceptor eprom?  I just had the nutty thought of scanning some sort of voucher into the DBV and handing them out to party guests to credit-up the machines.  Is that too out-there?

CVslots:
Not sure on adding the images to the BV's software, but something like that could be accomplished with a TITO system. It would require TITO devices on each machine though, to enable the machine to accept and register the credits from the ticket when inserted. You could add a neat message and have them ready before the party. Just a thought...

Abe Frohman:
I've been reading about the TITO systems and it's something I wish I had the time to dive into...  I will one day, I'm sure.  But since I'll probably have to figure out how to update my own DBV's one of these days, I figured I could kill two birds and figure out how to "print my own money" for my own machines while I'm burning time on this task...


Gotta admit, it would be pretty cool to hand out "party cash" that actually works in the machines, and either coins or vouchers come back - eliminating the need/risk for actual paper money to be sitting in the stackers (people get ideas...)


I could go hopper-less and coinless and print vouchers, having a 100% cash-free system without having to screw with TITO solutions in all the machines.  I'd just have to figure out how to prevent counterfeiting of the initial vouchers.


Just exploring possibilities, I guess...

rickhunter:
Isn't it easier to just install TITO on the machines and just use printed out ticket vouchers.  On the Home TITO machines, you can re-use the vouchers as many times as you want.  I just keep recycling several printed vouchers on my systems.


There is a lot of security involved in the software for validators.  You cannot just scan an image and insert the bitmap into a validator rom without bypassing all the security protocols and software hashes. 

rokgpsman:
You can have metal gaming tokens custom made with your design, to setup your machine to accept the token is pretty easy. You can get tokens up to dollar size, maybe even larger. Gotta be careful about moving into the territory of appearing to be running a home casino - local authorities sometimes like to make headlines about taking action.

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