Patent ID: 7850528

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a gaming machine including: a housing defining a gaming machine interior, a first master gaming controller disposed within the gaming machine interior, a first memory, a first display, a first communication interface for communicating with at least one other device in a gaming network, and a first user input interface for receiving input from a first player; the gaming machine being operable to: 1) control at least one wager-based game played at the gaming machine; 2) operate in a first mode of operation corresponding to a local game play mode of operation; 3) enable, while in the first mode of operation, the first player to engage in local game play activities conducted locally at the first gaming machine, at least a portion of the local game play activities being implemented using the first master gaming controller, at least a portion of the local game play activities being conducted via use of the first user input interface and the first display; 4) operate in a second mode of operation corresponding to a remote game play mode of operation; 5) enable, while in the second mode of operation, a second player, the second player being different from the first player, to engage in a portion of remote game play activities conducted remotely at a first wireless gaming device in communication with the gaming machine, at least a portion of the remote game play activities being implemented using the first master gaming controller, at least a portion of the remote game play activities being conducted via use of a remote user input interface and a second display located at the first wireless gaming device; 6) display content relating to the local game play activities at the first display; 7) display content relating to the remote game play activities at the second display; 8) receive local game play instructions relating to the local game play activities via the first user input interface; 9) receive remote game play instructions relating to the remote game play activities via the second user input interface; 10) receive a first input signal from the first user input interface to initiate a first game play session for enabling the first player to play a first game locally at the gaming machine; 11) receive a second input signal from the first wireless gaming device to initiate a second game play session for enabling the second player to play a second game remotely at the first wireless gaming device, the first game being independent of the second game, an outcome of the first game being dependent upon a first random number and an outcome of the second game being dependent upon a second random number; and 12) enable the first player to play the first game locally and the second player to play the second game remotely concurrently.