Patent ID: 8444468

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of prizes for a game of chance; a special award for the game of chance; at least one player terminal; and a communications network interconnecting the gaming system and at least one player terminal; wherein the at least one player terminal configured for: allowing a player to place a wager; allowing the player to play the game of chance with the player terminal; producing a randomly determined outcome that entitles the player to the special award; and providing the player with a voucher, the voucher being usable to redeem the special award; wherein the step of providing the special award comprises: determining if the player terminal is local or remote; if the player terminal is local, providing the special award by referring to a prize table in the player terminal; if the player terminal is remote, providing the special award by: sending a request from the player terminal to the gaming system through the communications network, at the gaming system, providing the special award by referring to a prize table in the gaming system, and sending a message from the gaming system to the player terminal specifying the special award.