Patent ID: 8597108

Claim:
An asynchronous persistent group bonus game system, comprising: a plurality of gaming machines configured to accept a wager from a player to play a game of chance, each of the plurality of gaming machines including: at least one input device; at least one display; a first processor; and a bonus server having a second processor, the second processor configured to communicate with each of the plurality of gaming machines via a network, wherein the first processor is at least configured to: (a) determine when a bonus game session event is triggered; (b) transmit a bonus game session request to the second processor; and (c) receive an end session notification from the second processor; wherein the second processor is at least configured to: (d) execute the asynchronous persistent group bonus game; (e) receive a bonus game session request from at least one of the plurality of gaming machines; (f) instantiate a bonus game session in the asynchronous persistent group bonus game for the at least one gaming machine, the asynchronous persistent group bonus game utilizing at least global bonus game data and local bonus data; (g) determine when an end session condition has been triggered for the bonus game session; and (h) transmit an end session notification to the at least one gaming machine if it is determined that the end session condition has been triggered, wherein a plurality of players are able to concurrently play the asynchronous persistent group bonus game.