Patent ID: 8342949

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including: at least one display device, at least one input device, at least one processor, and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device; and a controller configured to communicate with the plurality of gaming devices, said controller and said gaming devices configured to operate to: (a) enable a player to wager on a first play of a first game of a first one of said gaming devices; (b) enable the player to provide at least one non-wager input at the first one of the gaming devices to: (i) select a second, different one of said gaming devices, (ii) cause the second one of the gaming devices to accept control from the first one of the gaming devices, said accepted control being based on said at least one non-wager input, and (iii) control a first play of a second game of the second one of the gaming devices, said controlled first play of the second game of the second one of the gaming devices being in association with the at least one non-wager input provided at the first one of the gaming devices; (c) provide any first award based on the first play of the first game; (d) provide any second award based on the first play of the second game; (e) determine any third award based on at least one element of the first play of the first game of the first one of the gaming devices and at least one element of the first play of the second game of the second, different one of the gaming devices; and (f) provide any determined third award.