Patent ID: 7419425

Claim:
A gaming system, comprising: a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a primary game of chance playable in exchange for a wager, and a voucher input/output device, wherein a non-cash voucher is awarded to a player in response to a winning game outcome and the non-cash voucher is redeemable for secondary game play; and a secondary gaming machine physically separate from the plurality of primary gaming machines, wherein the secondary gaming machine includes a secondary game that is based on player skill, and a voucher input/output device, wherein receipt of the non-cash voucher via the voucher input/output device initiates play of the secondary game; wherein each primary game machine includes a lockout mechanism preventing further play of the primary gaming machine after issuance of the non-cash voucher, wherein the voucher input/output device of the secondary game machine issues a voucher usable to resume game play on the primary gaming machine having issued the non-cash voucher.