Patent ID: 8430745

Claim:
A wagering game account server comprising: a player account base configured to store a plurality of player casino accounts, the player casino accounts including funds; a request processor electronically coupled to the player account base, the request processor configured to receive a request to electronically transfer funds from one of the player casino accounts to a wagering game machine, wherein the one of the player casino accounts is associated with a player, the request originating at a mobile phone, and the funds being for use in playing wagering games on the wagering game machine; and a transaction processor electronically coupled to the player account base and the request processor, the transaction processor configured to electronically transmit the funds to the wagering game machine and update the player account base to indicate a debit on the one of the player casino accounts, wherein the transaction processor is configured to electronically transmits the funds to the wagering game machine before the player is physically present at the wagering game machine.