Systems and methods of facilitating interactions between an electronic gaming machine, game player, and a control system

A method comprising:

• establishing a player's first physical presence at an electronic gaming machine by using a token reader of the electronic gaming machine to read a token of the player;
• displaying at least one selectable control input on the electronic gaming machine when the first physical presence is established, the at least one selectable control input controlling operation of the electronic gaming machine when the at least one selectable control input is selected;
• establishing the player's second physical presence within a venue containing the electronic gaming machine using a smart device owned by the player, wherein establishing the player's second physical presence within the venue comprises receiving a registration request from the smart device at a control system that is separate from and in communication with both the electronic gaming machine and the smart device, the control system being in communication with a monetary account of the player;
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• while both the first physical presence and the second physical presence are established, permitting a control signal to be received by the control system from the smart device and in response to receiving the control signal the control system transfers funds from the electronic gaming machine to the monetary account and/or the control system transfers funds from the monetary account to the electronic gaming machine.