Patent ID: 7651392

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a first gaming device having a first game operable upon a wager; a second gaming device having a second game operable upon a wager; a first display controlled by at least one processor; and an outcome display controlled by the at least one processor and shared by the first and second gaming devices, the outcome display including a plurality of displayed symbols, at least two of said symbols being different and each of said symbols having a displayed predetermined relationship to each other symbol of said plurality of displayed symbols, wherein for each occurrence of a designated triggering event on the first gaming device, the at least one processor is programmed to operate with the first display and the outcome display to: (a) activate the outcome display, (b) display an available amount on the first display, said available amount being greater than zero, (c) randomly determine a first one of the symbols, (d) cause an indication of the first symbol, (e) cause the first symbol in combination with the available amount to mathematically define a first portion of the available amount to be displayed and provided to a player of the first gaming device, (f) determine a second one of the symbols based on the displayed predetermined relationship between the first symbol and the determined second symbol, (g) cause an indication of the second symbol, (h) cause the second symbol in combination with the available amount to mathematically define a second portion of the available amount to be displayed and provided to a player of the second gaming device, (i) cause each of the first and second portions to be greater than zero and less than one hundred percent of the available amount, and (j) deactivate the outcome display.