Patent ID: 8308553

Claim:
A first gaming machine for providing a game to a first player, the first gaming machine being associated with a plurality of second gaming machines for providing respective games to a plurality of second players, the first player and the plurality of second players being members of a syndicate, the first gaming machine comprising: a visual display device; and an electronic game control system arranged to cause a visual image to be depicted on the visual display device for display to the player during game play, the visual image comprising: a first credit meter that depicts a number of wagerable credits available to the first player from an individual account of the first player; and at least one second credit meter that depicts a number of wagerable credits from a syndicate account left to be played by members of the syndicate; and wherein said electronic game control system is arranged to selectively transmit data indicative of a number of wagerable credits between said individual account and said syndicate account for cooperative play of the games by said first player and said plurality of second players.