Patent ID: 8535145

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one output device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one to operate with the at least one input device, the at least one output device and the at least one display device to: (a) receive a placement of a wager in association with a play of a first game, said play of the first game occurring at a gaming establishment, (b) for the play of the first game at the gaming establishment: (i) generate a game outcome, (ii) display the generated game outcome, (iii) determine any award associated with the generated game outcome, (iv) display any determined award associated with the generated game outcome, and (v) modify a credit meter balance based on any determined award associated with the generated game outcome, and (c) if a cashout request occurs, output a ticket to the player, said ticket being associated with information, wherein the information is: (i) at least partially based on the credit meter balance, and (ii) associated with a play of a second game through a data network, said play of the second game occurring remote from the gaming establishment.