Patent ID: 8827814

Claim:
An electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: a secure cabinet; a display mechanism, coupled to the secure cabinet, for displaying an outcome to a wager-based game played by a player of the EGM; a value input mechanism for receiving wagering cash or an indicia of wagering credit used wherein the received cash or the indicia of credit are stored within the secure cabinet and used for making wagers on the outcome to the wager-based game; a value output mechanism for dispensing payout cash or indicia of payout credit from the EGM; a wireless interface configured for communications with a user-controlled mobile device controlled by the player; a network interface for communicating with a remote server; and a game controller, including a processor and memory, disposed within the secure cabinet and communicatively coupled to the display mechanism, the value input mechanism, the value output mechanism, the wireless interface and the network interface, the game controller configured to: determine the outcome to the wager-based game, determine an award associated with the outcome to the wager-based game, generate a presentation that reveals the outcome to the wager-based game including the award, control a plurality of mechanisms including the display mechanism to output the presentation, receive a request for a social media presentation that includes a visual representation of the outcome to the wager-based game including the award, the visual representation similar to the presentation output on the EGM, generate the social media presentation, after generating the social media presentation, determine whether the user-controlled mobile device is already connected to the wireless interface; when it is determined that the user-controlled mobile device is not connected to the wireless interface, attempt to establish secure communications between the wireless interface and the user-controlled mobile device, and when the attempt to establish the secure communications is unsuccessful, transmit the generated social media presentation to the remote server and provide a record locator to the player, wherein the record locator allows later retrieval of the social media presentation at the EGM or at another EGM in communication with the remote server, wherein the EGM, the another EGM, and the remote server are connected via an internal network.