Patent ID: 7824259

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (a) at a first point in time: (i) enabling a player at a gaming device to place a wager associated with a first play of a game, and (ii) if the player places the wager associated with the first play of the game: (A) randomly generating an outcome for the first play of the game, (B) causing a display device to display the randomly generated outcome, (C) determining if the randomly generated outcome is associated with one of a plurality of different awards, and (D) if the randomly generated outcome is associated with one of the plurality of different awards, providing said award to the player; (b) at a second, subsequent point in time: (i) enabling the player to request a gaming session medium, and (ii) if the player requests the gaming session medium: (A) causing the gaming device to randomly generate a plurality of outcomes, (B) associating the plurality of randomly generated outcomes with the gaming session medium, and (C) selling to the player the gaming session medium associated with the plurality of randomly generated outcomes; and (c) at a third point in time subsequent to the first and second points in time, providing the player with an opportunity to view, remote from the gaming device, the plurality of randomly generated outcomes associated with the gaming session medium.