System and method for utilizing mobile device to provide bonus awards
The present disclosure relates to utilizing a mobile device executing a mobile device application and in communication with an electronic gaming machine to notify a player of one or more awards won in association with a non-resident or non-legacy gaming establishment management system.
1. A system comprising:
a non-resident gaming establishment management system component processor; and
a non-resident gaming establishment management system component memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the non-resident gaming establishment management system component processor, cause the non-resident gaming establishment management system component processor to:
receive activity data communicated from an electronic gaming machine processor of an electronic gaming machine to a slot machine interface board supported by the electronic gaming machine and associated with a resident gaming establishment management system,
communicate the received activity data to a non-resident gaming establishment management system server, wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system server and the non-resident gaming establishment management system component processor are distinct from and operate independent of the resident gaming establishment management system,
receive, from the non-resident gaming establishment management system server, data associated with a non-resident gaming establishment management system server event determined based on the activity data, and
wirelessly communicate data to a mobile device, wherein an application of the mobile device displays a notification associated with the determined non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises information of how to obtain an award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the notification comprises a machine-readable payment code scannable to obtain the award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the notification comprises a securely generated code enterable at an award redemption kiosk to obtain the award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system server communicates data to a cashless wagering server to increase a cashless wagering account by an amount of an award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event, and the notification comprises information of the increase of the cashless wagering account.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system server communicates data to a ticket-in/ticket-out server to create a ticket voucher of an amount of an award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event, and the notification comprises a machine-readable code associated with the created ticket voucher.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system server comprises a non-resident progressive award server and the notification is associated with winning a progressive award.
8. A system comprising:
a gaming establishment management system processor; and
a gaming establishment management system memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the gaming establishment management system processor, cause the gaming establishment management system processor to:
receive activity data communicated from a non-resident gaming establishment management system component processor which monitors data communicated from an electronic gaming machine processor of an electronic gaming machine to a slot machine interface board supported by the electronic gaming machine and associated with a resident gaming establishment management system, wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system component processor and the gaming establishment management system processor are distinct from and operate independent of the resident gaming establishment management system,
determine, based on the received activity data, a gaming establishment management system event, and
cause an application of a mobile device to display a notification associated with the determined gaming establishment management system event.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the notification comprises information of how to obtain an award associated with the gaming establishment management system event.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the notification comprises a machine-readable payment code scannable to obtain the award associated with the gaming establishment management system event.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the notification comprises a securely generated code enterable at an award redemption kiosk to obtain the award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein when executed by the gaming establishment management system processor, the instructions cause the gaming establishment management system processor to communicate data to a cashless wagering server to increase a cashless wagering account by an amount of an award associated with the gaming establishment management system event, and the notification comprises information of the increase of the cashless wagering account.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein when executed by the gaming establishment management system processor, the instructions cause the gaming establishment management system processor to communicate data to a ticket-in/ticket-out server to create a ticket voucher of an amount of an award associated with the gaming establishment management system event, and the notification comprises a machine-readable code associated with the created ticket voucher.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the gaming establishment management system processor comprises a progressive award server processor and the displayed notification is associated with winning a progressive award.
15. A method of operating a system, the method comprising:
receiving activity data communicated from an electronic gaming machine processor of an electronic gaming machine to a slot machine interface board supported by the electronic gaming machine and associated with a resident gaming establishment management system,
communicating the received activity data to a non-resident gaming establishment management system server, wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system server is distinct from and operates independent of the resident gaming establishment management system,
receiving, from the non-resident gaming establishment management system server, data associated with a non-resident gaming establishment management system server event determined based on the activity data, and
wirelessly communicating data to a mobile device, wherein an application of the mobile device displays a notification associated with the determined non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the notification comprises information of how to obtain an award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the notification comprises a machine-readable payment code scannable to obtain the award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the notification comprises a securely generated code enterable at an award redemption kiosk to obtain the award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system server communicates data to a cashless wagering server to increase a cashless wagering account by an amount of an award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event, and the notification comprises information of the increase of the cashless wagering account.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the non-resident gaming establishment management system server communicates data to a ticket-in/ticket-out server to create a ticket voucher of an amount of an award associated with the non-resident gaming establishment management system server event, and the notification comprises a machine-readable code associated with the created ticket voucher.