System and method for coordinating transactions involving cashless wagering accounts and gaming establishment retail accounts

Abstract

A system that interconnects multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive first data associated with a first gaming establishment account maintained by a first component associated with a gaming establishment, wherein the first gaming establishment account is accessible via a mobile device application of a mobile device, 
 receive second data associated with a second gaming establishment account maintained by a second component associated with the gaming establishment, wherein the second gaming establishment account is accessible via the mobile device application of the mobile device, and the second component is not in communication with the first component, 
 enable the first component associated with the gaming establishment to communicate with the second component associated with the gaming establishment to facilitate a first transfer of fund data, responsive to a first input received by the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the first gaming establishment account to the second gaming establishment account, and 
 enable the second component associated with the gaming establishment to communicate with the first component associated with the gaming establishment to facilitate a second transfer of fund data, responsive to a second input received by the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the second gaming establishment account to the first gaming establishment account. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account and the first component associated with the gaming establishment comprises a cashless wagering server. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the second gaming establishment account comprises a gaming establishment retail account and the second component associated with the gaming establishment comprises a gaming establishment retail server. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the second gaming establishment account comprises another cashless wagering account and the second component associated with the gaming establishment comprises another cashless wagering server. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor after an interruption event occurs in association with the second component associated with the gaming establishment, the instructions cause the processor to:
 receive third data associated with a third gaming establishment account maintained by a third component associated with the gaming establishment, wherein the third gaming establishment account is accessible via the mobile device application of the mobile device, the third component is not in communication with the first component, and the third component is not in communication with the second component, and   enable the third component associated with the gaming establishment to communicate with the first component associated with the gaming establishment to facilitate a third transfer of fund data, responsive to a third input received by the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the third gaming establishment account to the first gaming establishment account.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to periodically communicate, to the first component associated with the gaming establishment and the second component associated with the gaming establishment, registration data associated with each of the maintained gaming establishment accounts. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to communicate orchestration data to the mobile device which results in the mobile device application displaying a single account balance associated with each of the maintained gaming establishment accounts. 
     
     
         8 . A system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive data associated with a requested first amount of funds to be electronically transferred from a first gaming establishment account to a second gaming establishment account, wherein the first gaming establishment account is accessible via a mobile device application of a mobile device, 
 responsive to the first gaming establishment account being associated with at least the requested first amount of funds, communicate, to a first gaming establishment component which maintains the second gaming establishment account, first fund transfer data associated with the requested first amount of funds, wherein after the communication of the first fund transfer data, the requested first amount of funds are accessible, via the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the second gaming establishment account, and 
 responsive to the first gaming establishment account being associated with a second amount of funds which is less than the requested first amount of funds:
 determine that a third gaming establishment account is associated with a third amount of funds which is at least equal to a difference between the requested first amount of funds and the second amount of funds, 
 communicate, to the first gaming establishment component which maintains the second gaming establishment account, second fund transfer data associated with the second amount of funds, and 
 communicate, to a second gaming establishment component which maintains the third gaming establishment account, third fund transfer data associated with the difference between the requested first amount of funds and the second amount of funds, wherein after the communication of the second fund transfer data and the third fund transfer data, the requested first amount of funds are accessible, via the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the second gaming establishment account. 
 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the second gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account and the first gaming establishment component comprises a cashless wagering server. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the third gaming establishment account comprises a gaming establishment retail account and the second gaming establishment component comprises a gaming establishment retail server. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein third second gaming establishment account comprises another cashless wagering account and the second gaming establishment component comprises another cashless wagering server. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the first gaming establishment account being associated with the second amount of funds which is less than the requested first amount of funds and an interruption event occurring in association with the second gaming establishment component which maintains the third gaming establishment account, the instructions cause the processor to:
 determine that a fourth gaming establishment account is associated with the third amount of funds which is at least equal to the difference between the requested first amount of funds and the second amount of funds,   communicate, to the first gaming establishment component which maintains the second gaming establishment account, second fund transfer data associated with the second amount of funds, and   communicate, to a third gaming establishment component which maintains the fourth gaming establishment account, fourth fund transfer data associated with the difference between the requested first amount of funds and the second amount of funds, wherein after the communication of the second fund transfer data and the fourth fund transfer data, the requested first amount of funds are accessible, via the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the second gaming establishment account   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to periodically communicate, to each of the gaming establishment components, registration data associated with each of the maintained gaming establishment accounts. 
     
     
         14 . A method of operating a system, the method comprising:
 receiving first data associated with a first gaming establishment account maintained by a first component associated with a gaming establishment, wherein the first gaming establishment account is accessible via a mobile device application of a mobile device,   receiving second data associated with a second gaming establishment account maintained by a second component associated with the gaming establishment, wherein the second gaming establishment account is accessible via the mobile device application of the mobile device, and the second component is not in communication with the first component,   enabling the first component associated with the gaming establishment to communicate with the second component associated with the gaming establishment to facilitate a first transfer of fund data, responsive to a first input received by the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the first gaming establishment account to the second gaming establishment account, and   enabling the second component associated with the gaming establishment to communicate with the first component associated with the gaming establishment to facilitate a second transfer of fund data, responsive to a second input received by the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the second gaming establishment account to the first gaming establishment account.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account and the first component associated with the gaming establishment comprises a cashless wagering server. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the second gaming establishment account comprises a gaming establishment retail account and the second component associated with the gaming establishment comprises a gaming establishment retail server. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the second gaming establishment account comprises another cashless wagering account and the second component associated with the gaming establishment comprises another cashless wagering server. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising, after an interruption event occurs in association with the second component associated with the gaming establishment:
 receiving third data associated with a third gaming establishment account maintained by a third component associated with the gaming establishment, wherein the third gaming establishment account is accessible via the mobile device application of the mobile device, the third component is not in communication with the first component, and the third component is not in communication with the second component, and   enabling the third component associated with the gaming establishment to communicate with the first component associated with the gaming establishment to facilitate a third transfer of fund data, responsive to a third input received by the mobile device application of the mobile device, from the third gaming establishment account to the first gaming establishment account.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising periodically communicating, to the first component associated with the gaming establishment and the second component associated with the gaming establishment, registration data associated with each of the maintained gaming establishment accounts. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising communicating orchestration data to the mobile device which results in the mobile device application displaying a single account balance associated with each of the maintained gaming establishment accounts.