Gaming social communication

A method comprising:

• determining an identity of an individual located within a given physical area, wherein the individual is indicated as a contact in a wagering game player account;
• presenting a virtual identifier associated with the contact on a display device in response to the determining the identity of the individual, wherein the display device is associated with the wagering game player account;
• detecting, via at least one of one or more processors, a user input related to the virtual identifier presented on the display device;
• and
• in response to the detecting the user input, sending a communication to a device associated with the contact.

One or more machine-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors cause the set of the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:

• determining an identity of an individual located within a given physical area, wherein the individual is indicated as a contact in a wagering game player account;
• presenting a virtual identifier associated with the contact on a display device in response to the determining the identity of the individual, wherein the display device is associated with the wagering game player account;
• detecting a user input related to the virtual identifier presented on the display device;
• and
• in response to the detecting the user input, sending a communication to a device associated with the contact.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display device;
• and
• one or more memory storage devices configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors cause the system to perform operations to,
• determine an identity of an individual located within a given physical area, wherein the individual is indicated as a contact in a wagering game player account,
• present a virtual identifier associated with the contact on the display device in response to the determining the identity of the individual,
• detect a user input related to the virtual identifier presented on the display device, and
• in response to the detecting the user input, send a communication to a device associated with the contact.