Patent ID: 7862418

Claim:
A method of gaming comprising: allowing a player to place a wager; allowing the player to play a game of chance with a player terminal; providing a plurality of prizes for the game of chance; providing a special award for the game of chance, the special award being based on a randomly determined outcome; producing the randomly determined outcome that entitles the player to the special award; and providing the player with a voucher, the voucher being usable to redeem the special award; wherein the step of providing the special award comprises: determining if the player terminal is local or remote; if the player terminal is local, providing the special award by referring to a prize table in the player terminal; if the player terminal is remote, providing the special award by: sending a request from the player terminal to a gaming system through a communications network, at the gaming system, providing the special award by referring to a prize table in the gaming system, and sending a message from the gaming system to the player terminal specifying the special award.