Patent ID: 8235819

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of different 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 to enable a player to wager on at least one play of a wagering game; and a controller configured to communicate with the plurality of gaming devices, said controller and said gaming devices configured to operate to: (a) determine, at designated intervals, a plurality of the wagering games of a plurality of the gaming devices to promote; and (b) if a reconfiguration condition is satisfied in association with a first one of the gaming devices: (i) cause said first one of the gaming devices to display the determined plurality of wagering games to promote, (ii) enable the player of the first one of the gaming devices to accept an offer to reconfigure the first one of the gaming devices, and (iii) if the player of the first one of the gaming devices accepts the offer, cause a reconfiguration of the first one of the gaming devices, wherein the reconfiguration causes the first one of the gaming devices to change from determining outcomes at the first one of the gaming devices based on at least one occurrence associated with the wagering game of the first one of the gaming devices to determining outcomes at the first one of the gaming devices based on at least one occurrence associated with a second, different wagering game at a second, different one of the gaming devices, said second, different wagering game being selected from the determined plurality of wagering games to promote.