Gaming system and method for providing play of local first game and remote second game

摘要

A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming devices. Upon the central server determining that a game transfer event has occurred, the central server selects a game played by a first player at a first gaming device to be displayed to a second player at a second, gaming device in the gaming system. The first player at the first gaming device and the second player at the second gaming device are provided any awards for the outcomes generated in association with the game currently played by the first player at the first gaming device.

主权项

1. A gaming device comprising:
a housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing; said plurality of input devices including:
(i) an acceptor, and(ii) a cashout device; at least one display device supported by the housing; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to:
(a) if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,(b) receive a wager placed on a play of a first game, wherein said credit balance is decreasable based on the wager placed on the play of the first game,(c) for the play of the first game:
(i) randomly determine a first game outcome,(ii) display to a player the randomly determined first game outcome,(iii) determine any first game award associated with the randomly determined first game outcome; and(iv) display to the player to the player any determined first game award associated with the randomly determined first game outcome, wherein said credit balance is increasable based on any determined first game award associated with the randomly determined first game outcome,(d) if a game transfer event occurs independent of any displayed event in the play of the first game:
(i) at least partially concurrently display a play of a second, different game of another device, and(ii) display to the player any award associated with the at least partially concurrently displayed play of the second, different game, wherein:
(A) any displayed award associated with the at least partially concurrently displayed play of the second, different game is displayed in addition to any determined first game award associated with the randomly determined first game outcome, and(B) said credit balance is increasable based on any displayed award associated with the at least partially concurrently displayed play of the second, different game, and(e) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.