Patent ID: 8568221
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A companion wagering game method, comprising: receiving at a gaming module a first wager from a first player to play a first wagering game, the first wager being deducted from a shared credit meter; receiving at the gaming module a second wager from a second player to play a second wagering game, the second wager being deducted from the shared credit meter, the second wager being different from the first wager; displaying the shared credit meter to the first player and to the second player; responsive to receiving an input from the first player or from the second player, initiating simultaneously the first wagering game and the second wagering game at the gaming module; randomly selecting, via one or more processors, a first game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes associated with the first wagering game; independently of the randomly selecting the first game outcome, randomly selecting a second game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes associated with the second wagering game; displaying the first wagering game and the second wagering game on a common display; responsive to the first game outcome or the second game outcome corresponding to a winning outcome, crediting to the shared credit meter an amount of credits associated with the winning outcome; and responsive to both the first player and the second player achieving a common accomplishment on the common display resulting from play of the first wagering game and the second wagering game, awarding an enhanced award at the gaming module and crediting to the shared credit meter an amount of credits associated with the enhanced award.