Patent ID: 8915783

Claim:
A casino system comprising: at least one casino gaming machine comprising a housing, at least one video display, at least one player input device, a main game controller configured to output a video signal comprising game information to be displayed via said at least one video display regarding a wagering game presented at said gaming machine, and a secondary controller of said casino gaming machine configured to receive reservation information and process said received reservation information to reserve said casino gaming machine, said reservation information identifying a reservation of said casino gaming machine made by a reserving player and comprising a reservation time and information identifying said reserving player, wherein at or about said reservation time said secondary controller uses said reservation information to lock said casino gaming machine from use except for use by said reserving player; and at least one casino server communicatively linked with a secondary controller of each of a first casino gaming machine and a second casino gaming machine, said at least one casino server configured to communicate with said secondary controller of said first casino gaming machine, including communicating at least one web page of a website, said at least one web page comprising a casino floor map and information about each of said at least one casino machine for use in identifying a casino gaming machine for reservation; wherein said secondary controller is further configured to cause said at least one video display to display at least one reservation page and is further configured to receive said reservation information via said at least one player input device of said at least one casino gaming machine; wherein said secondary controller of said first casino gaming machine causing said at least one video display of said first casino gaming machine to display said at least one web page of said website, said secondary controller of said first casino gaming machine configured to receive input via said at least one player input device identifying said second casino gaming machine, said secondary controller of said first casino gaming machine configured to communicate information identifying said second casino gaming machine to said at least one casino server; wherein said at least one casino server is configured to establish a communication link between said first and second casino gaming machines for use in reserving said second casino gaming machine by said reserving player using said first casino gaming machine; and wherein said secondary controller of said second casino gaming machine is configured to communicate said at least one reservation page to said first casino gaming machine and receive said reservation information from said first casino gaming machine.