Patent ID: 7699697

Claim:
A method for presenting a bonus game to one or more gaming devices in a network of gaming devices, the method comprising: presenting a primary game on a first gaming device after receiving a wager on the first gaming device; detecting a triggering event on the first gaming device triggering a first bonus game, wherein the first bonus game is a simulated auction game and the first gaming device is designated as an auctioneer; transmitting a message to at least one second gaming device in the network in response to the triggering event to initiate a second bonus game if the second gaming device is active, wherein the second bonus game is a simulated auction game and the second gaming device is designated as a bidder; receiving a response from the second gaming device to initiate the second bonus game; presenting at least one first object on the first gaming device; selecting at least one first object for presenting on the second gaming device; presenting the selected first object on the second gaming device; coordinating a start of the first bonus game on the first gaming device and the second bonus game on the second gaming device, wherein the at least one first object is auctioned during the first and second bonus games, and wherein the first gaming device manages the first bonus game on the first gaming device and does not interact with the second gaming device during the first bonus game, and the second gaming device manages the second bonus game on the second gaming device and does not interact with any other gaming device during the second bonus game; and awarding a first and second bonus prize at the end of the first and second bonus games on the first and second gaming devices, respectively.