Patent ID: 8827813

Claim:
A method in a wager-based electronic gaming machine (EGM) including a game controller and a communication interface, the method comprising: receiving in the game controller an input signal indicating a wager for a wager-based game by a player of the EGM; determining in the game controller an outcome to the wager-based game including an award amount; generating in the game controller a plurality of commands for controlling output devices coupled to the game controller to generate a presentation for the wager-based game on the EGM that reveals and outputs the determined game outcome to the wager-based game; establishing a direct communication connection between an electronic device controlled by the player and the communication interface of the EGM through an application being executed on the electronic device, the application having account information relating to a social media account of the player for a social media site; receiving, by the game controller and from the electronic device via the application, a request to generate a social media presentation based on the wager-based game, the request including a parameter that affects how the social media presentation will be processed by the social media site; selecting in the game controller the wager-based game for the social media presentation wherein the social media presentation is configured so that it can be viewed on a device separate from the EGM; generating in the game controller one or more social media presentation objects for use in the social media presentation wherein the one or more social media presentation objects include a visual representation of the outcome including the award amount, the visual representation similar to the outcome output on the EGM; and sending electronically a copy of the one or more social media presentation objects via the direct communication connection to the electronic device for publishing the one or more social media presentation objects or the social media presentation to the social media site via the application on the electronic device.