Patent ID: 8192267

Claim:
A method of sharing game play on a gaming device, the method comprising: receiving a wager via the gaming device from a first player at a first gaming station of the gaming device; receiving a wager via the gaming device from a second player at a second gaming station of the gaming device; showing a first video poker hand dealt from a first card deck on a display at the first gaming station; showing a second video poker hand dealt from a second card deck on a display at the second gaming station; displaying an indicator to designate one of the first or second player to provide an option of switching a dealt video poker hand with a video poker hand dealt to the other one of the first or second player, the indicator alternately designating one of the first or second player to provide the switching option; awarding prizes associated with a first gaming outcome displayed on a display at the first gaming station; and awarding prizes associated with a second gaming outcome displayed on a display at the second gaming station.