Preserving account security between casino and online access

One or more machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• detecting, by the one or more processors, that a casino account associated with a wagering game player was electronically accessed using a casino identity for the wagering game player for play of a wagering game on a wagering game machine, the wagering game machine configured to detect, via at least one or more electronic input devices, that a physical item associated with a monetary value establishes a credit balance, and wherein the access is via a network interface of an account server that communicably couples the account server to the wagering game machine;
• after the detecting that the casino account was electronically accessed using the casino identity, creating, in the one or more machine-readable storage media, an online account that is associated with the wagering game player, wherein the online account is accessed using an online identity, wherein the online account includes information stored on the one or more machine-readable storage media, the information including data associated with the play of the wagering game;
• receiving, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance;
• after receiving the cashout input, receiving, at a website, first electronic input for an access request to access the online account for the wagering game player;
• receiving, at the website, second electronic input for a claim request to claim the casino account for the online account of the wagering game player;
• in response to receiving the second electronic input for the claim request, validating, by the one or more processors, a security credential associated with the casino account, the validation utilizing credential information stored on the one or more machine-readable storage media;
• after the validating, determining, by the one or more processors utilizing the information stored on the one or more machine-readable storage media, that the casino account has not been claimed by the online account or other online accounts;
• and
• after the determining that the casino account has not been claimed, claiming the casino account for the online account, wherein the online account is accessible using the online identity, wherein the online account is inaccessible using the casino identity, and wherein claiming the casino account for the online account includes associating the casino account with the online account using a data record stored on the one or more machine-readable storage media.

An apparatus comprising:

• machine-readable storage media configured to store instructions;
• and
• a processor, in response to execution of the instructions, configured to:
• detect that a casino account was electronically accessed using a casino identity for a wagering game player for play of a wagering game on a wagering game machine, the wagering game machine configured to detect, via at least one or more electronic input devices, that a physical item associated with a monetary value establishes a credit balance, and wherein the access is via a network interface of an account server that communicably couples the account server to the wagering game machine;
• after the detection that the casino account was electronically accessed using the casino identity, create, in the machine-readable storage media, an online account that is associated with the wagering game player, wherein the online account is accessed using an online identity, wherein the online account includes information stored on the machine-readable storage media, the information including data associated with the play of the wagering game;
• receive, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance;
• after reception of the cashout input, receive, at a website, first electronic input for an access request to access the online account stored on the machine-readable storage media for the wagering game player;
• receive, at the website, second electronic input for a claim request to claim the casino account for the online account of the wagering game player;
• in response to receipt of the second electronic input for the claim request, validate, by the processor, a security credential associated with the casino account, the validation utilizing credential information stored on the machine-readable storage media;
• after the validate, determine, by the processor utilizing the information stored on the machine-readable storage media, that the casino account has not been claimed by the online account or other online accounts;
• and
• after the determine that the casino account has not been claimed, claim the casino account for the online account, wherein the online account is accessible using the online identity and wherein the online account is inaccessible using the casino identity.