Managing virtual currencies in a gaming environment

An electronic device for playing one or more games, comprising:

• a display configured to display a first wager-based game to a player;
• a user-input panel;
• and
• a game controller having one or more data processors and one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving player account login information from a user interface, wherein the player account login information is associated with a player;
• authenticating the player account login information;
• displaying the first wager-based game including one or more awards earned by the player in other games;
• receiving a request from the player to convert a second award previously earned by the player during play of a second wager-based game into a first award in the first wager-based game;
• transmitting the request to convert the second wager-based game award to a player management system;
• and
• receiving data associated with result of the requested award conversion from the player management system.

A computer-readable storage medium having machine instructions stored therein, the instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, over a network, a request to convert a first award earned by a player in a first wager-based game into at least one award in a second wager-based game;
• converting the first award earned during play of the first wager-based game to at least one award associated with the second wager-based game based on award conversation data;
• and
• storing data associated with result of the conversion of the first award into the at least award of the second wager-based game in a data storage system.