Patent ID: 8414402

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a master gaming controller designed or configured to i) receive a wager on a game of chance; ii) control instantiations of the game of chance played on the gaming machine; iii) store, for each instantiation of the game of chance that is played on the gaming machine, game history information to a storage device, said game history information including 1) an amount of credit available on the gaming machine when the instantiation of the game of chance is initiated, 2) an amount of the wager made on an outcome of the instantiation of the game of chance, 3) the outcome to the instantiation of the game of chance, and 4) an amount awarded as a result of the outcome to the instantiation of the game of chance; iv) send the game history information for one or more instantiations of the game of chance previously played on the gaming machine to a remote gaming device via a communication interface; v) enter into a game history mode wherein game play is not available on the gaming machine; vi) receive, in the game history mode, a selection of a first instantiation of a game of chance previously played on a gaming machine; vii) request game history information associated with the first instantiation of the game of chance from the remote gaming device viii) receive the requested game history information; and ix) display, in the game history mode, the game history information for the first instantiation of the game of chance; an input mechanism coupled to the master gaming controller operable to receive cash or an indicia of credit for the wager on the game of chance; and a display coupled to the master gaming controller operable to display the outcome to the game of chance.