Patent ID: 7887404

Claim:
A player terminal unit for conducting an electronic wagering game in a gaming network having a plurality of player terminal units wherein each player may purchase a plurality of outcome records from a finite pool of outcome records, the player terminal unit comprising: an input device for inputting a plurality of input selections; a currency-accepting mechanism that is capable of allowing a player to deposit a medium of currency; a video display device; and a controller operatively coupled to the input device, the currency-accepting mechanism and the display device, the controller being programmed to allow the currency-accepting mechanism to accept a deposit of an amount of the medium of currency by a player at the player terminal unit, the controller being programmed to allow the input device to receive input for game option selections from the player to purchase outcomes for a first wagering game, the controller being programmed to cause a selection device of the gaming network to select outcome records from the finite pool of outcome records corresponding to a number of outcomes requested by the player in response to receiving input for the game option selections by the player at the input device, the controller being programmed to determine whether each of the selected outcome records corresponds to a winning outcome or a losing outcome, and the controller being programmed to cause the display device to display the outcomes of the plurality of selected outcome records for the first wagering game to the player in the form of a predetermined combination of graphical outcomes of a second wagering game which simulates play of the second wagering game, wherein the predetermined combination of graphical outcomes of the second wagering game corresponds to the outcomes of the selected outcome records of the first wagering game such that each result of the selected outcome records of the first wagering game is independently identifiable as a winning or losing outcome within the predetermined combination of graphical outcomes of the second wagering game.