Patent ID: 7909689

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, said gaming apparatus located within a first geographic location, comprising: a display unit; a first value input device; and a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said first value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a first video image representing a first game to be generated on said display unit, said first video image representing one of the following games wagered on said first value input device: video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno or video bingo, said first video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said first game comprises said video poker, said first video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said first game comprises said video slots, said first video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said first game comprises said video blackjack, said first video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said first game comprises said video keno, and said first video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said first game comprises said video bingo, said controller being programmed to determine a first value payout associated with an outcome of said first game, said controller being programmed to cause a second video image to be generated on said display unit, said second video image representing a second game wagered on by said person at a second value input device located within a second geographic location other than within said first geographic location of said gaming apparatus, said second video image including content based on information regarding said second game received from one or more servers configured to transmit said information, said second video image representing one of the following games wagered on said second value input device: a multi-player lottery or a multi-player sports game, said first video image and said second video image displayed concurrently on said display unit, said second video image comprising an image of a plurality of lottery numbers if said second game comprises said multi-player lottery, and said second video image comprising an image of a sports score if said second game comprises said multi-player sports game.