Patent ID: 9582182
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,G07F

Claim:
1. A team gaming machine that allows multiple players to place independent wagers on a single game, wherein the team gaming machine is a slot machine coupled to a system organization server and comprises: a screen; a payment module for receiving a wager from a main player that is physically located at the slot machine and for establishing a credit balance; an input module configured to allow the main player to enter commands into the slot machine, wherein the input module comprises an input device to allow the main player to compose and send at least one of a text message, a video message, and a voice message through the screen to at least one other player that is remotely located; an output module configured to: a communication module configured to allow the slot machine to send and receive data over a network configured for communication between the slot machine, the system organization server, a team gaming server, and at least one smartdevice of the at least one other player, wherein the data is communicated between the slot machine and the smartdevice of the at least one other player; and a processor to execute a control logic, the control logic configured to: