Patent ID: 7727072

Claim:
A method of playing a shared secondary game, the method comprising: initiating a first game on a first gaming device in response to player input; determining whether a triggering event for a shared secondary game has occurred during play of the first game; issuing one or more vouchers at the first gaming device for the shared secondary game, wherein the shared secondary game is presented on a second gaming device that is separate from the first gaming device; receiving, at the second gaming device, one or more vouchers; issuing a lockout voucher to a player at the first gaming device after the occurrence of the triggering event during play of the first game; locking the first gaming device after the issuance of the lockout voucher, wherein game play on the first gaming device is temporarily suspended; presenting the shared secondary game on the second gaming device in response to player input received at the second gaming device via a player interface located on the secondary gaming device; receiving the lockout voucher on the first gaming device; unlocking the first gaming device; and resuming game play on the first gaming device.