METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CENTRALIZING PATRON REGISTRATION AND NORMALIZING PATRON DATA RELATIVE TO DISPARATE CASINO SYSTEMS
Methods and systems are provided for facilitating the registration or enrollment of a gambling patron into multiple gaming or casino-related systems, and for retrieving information about a patron from one or more gaming systems and normalizing the patron information for easy use across such systems. The system may include a patron gateway service which serves as an interface between different ones of the casino-related systems, such as to exchange patron related information.
1 . A patron gateway service for a casino, comprising:
a gateway server configured to implement a patron gateway service, said gateway server comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface and machine-readable code stored in said memory and configured to cause said processor to:
receive, via said communication interface, a request from a first casino system of a request for player enrollment;
transmit, via said communication interface using a first API, a request for patron information to a second casino system;
receive, via said communication interface using said first API, said patron information from said second casino system; and
transmit, via said communication interface using a second API, said patron information to said first casino system for use in completing said patron enrollment.
2 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said first casino system comprises an online gaming system.
3 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said second casino system comprises a casino management system.
4 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said second casino system comprises a financial payment system.
5 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said request from said first casino system includes patron identification information.
6 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said patron information comprises patron loyalty account information.
7 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said patron information comprises patron financial account information.
8 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said financial account information comprises information identifying an electronic wallet.
9 . A casino patron management system comprising:
a first casino system;
a second casino system;
a gateway server configured to implement a patron gateway service, said gateway server comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and machine-readable code stored in said memory, said gateway server communicatively interposed between said first casino system and said second casino system;
a first API stored in said memory of said gateway server, said first API enabling interfacing of said gateway server with said first casino system and a second API stored in said memory of said gateway server, said second API enabling interfacing of said gateway server with said second casino system;
said machine-readable code stored in said memory of said gateway server configured to cause said processor thereof to utilize said first and second APIs to communicate with said first and second casino systems to exchange patron information between said first and second casino systems.
10 . The casino patron management system in accordance with claim 9 , wherein said first casino system comprises an online gaming system.
11 . The casino patron management system service in accordance with claim 10 , wherein said second casino system comprises a casino management system.
12 . The casino patron management system in accordance with claim 10 , wherein said second casino system comprises a financial payment system.
13 . The casino patron management system in accordance with claim 12 , wherein said gateway server is configured to receive a request from said first casino system for patron information, said request including patron identification information.
14 . The casino patron management system in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said patron information comprises patron loyalty account information.
15 . The casino patron management system in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said patron information comprises patron financial account information.
16 . The casino patron management system in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said gateway server is configured to transmit a request for said patron information to said second casino system.
17 . A patron gateway service comprising:
a server comprising a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and machine-readable code stored in said memory and configured to cause said processor to:
receive, from a first casino system via said communication interface, information regarding a patron seeking to enroll in said first casino system;
transmit, via said communication interface, a request to one or more second casino systems for existing accounts of said patron;
receive, via said communication interface, information regarding an existing patron account associated with one of said second casino systems;
transmit, to said second casino system via said communication interface, said existing patron account information; and
link said patron enrollment in said first casino system with said existing patron account associated with said second casino system.
18 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said patron account identification information comprises a PIN of said existing patron account.
19 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said first casino system comprises an online gaming system.
20 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said second casino system comprises a casino patron loyalty system.
21 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said second casino system comprises a casino management system.
22 . The patron gateway service in accordance with claim 17 , wherein said second casino system comprises a financial payment system.