Patent ID: 8512125

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: (a) obtain external seeding source data from one or more external seeding sources, wherein the external seeding sources are not controlled by the gaming system; (b) cause at least one display device to display a plurality of selections, each of the displayed selections indicating and being associated with one of the external seeding sources; (c) enable a player to pick one of the displayed selections; (d) use the external seeding source data obtained from the external seeding source associated with the picked selection to determine a seed for play of a game; (e) input the determined seed into a random number generator to generate a random number for said play of the game; (f) use the generated random number to determine an outcome for said play of the game; (g) determine any awards for said play of the game based on the determined outcome; and (h) provide any determined awards.