Systems and methods for portable wagering mediums

Abstract

Some embodiments are associated with wagering game devices and/or portable wagering mediums. Some portable wagering mediums are capable of outputting various indications related to one or more potential or current statuses of the portable wagering mediums. Some wagering game devices are operable to (i) determine a status of a portable wagering medium and (ii) cause, based on the determining, an outputting of an indication of the status via an output device coupled to the portable wagering medium. In some embodiments, a central server or other device conducts the determining of the status and/or the causing of the outputting. The status of a portable wagering medium may be based on one or more of many different factors or metrics.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . A portable wagering medium configured to:
 receive, from a device separate from the portable wagering medium, an indication of a status, wherein the status is based at least in part on a determined event in a play of a wagering game in which the portable wagering medium is utilized to place a wager, said determined event in the play of the wagering game being independent of any determinations of any wagering game outcomes associated with any wagering game awards; and   in response to receiving the indication of the status, cause at least one display device attached to the portable wagering medium to display to a player the indication of the status.   
     
     
         2 . A portable wagering medium configured to:
 receive an indication of a status, wherein the status is based at least in part on an entity associated with the portable wagering medium, said entity being at least one player identified in association with a player tracking system; and   in response to receiving the indication of the status, cause at least one display device attached to the portable wagering medium to display to a player the indication of the status.   
     
     
         3 . A portable wagering medium configured to:
 receive an indication of a status, wherein the status is based at least in part on a usage limitation of the portable wagering medium, said usage limitation being independent of any wagering value associated with the portable wagering medium; and   in response to receiving the indication of the status, cause at least one display device attached to the portable wagering medium to display to a player the indication of the status.