Patent ID: 7192351

Claim:
A gaming method performed by a plurality of local terminals comprising: establishing communication by a first local terminal with a remote server; establishing communication by a second local terminal with the remote server; transmitting signals by the first local terminal to the server for selecting a first type of game to be played by a first player at the first local terminal, the first type of game causing multiple gaming devices to be displayed on a first display screen connected to the first local terminal; transmitting signals by the second local terminal to the server for selecting the first type of game to be played by a second player at the second local terminal, the first type of game causing the multiple gaming devices to be displayed on a second display screen connected to the second local terminal; automatically assigning by the server the first player and the second player to a common playing environment; displaying the multiple gaming devices on the first display screen; displaying the multiple gaming devices on the second display screen; enabling the first player to select at least a first gaming device out of the multiple gaming devices to play; enabling the second player to select at least a second gaming device out of remaining multiple gaming devices to play; displaying play of at least the first gaming device selected by the first player on the first display screen along with displaying play of at least the second gaming device selected by the second player on the first display screen; displaying play of at least the first gaming device selected by the first player on the second display screen along with displaying play of at least the second gaming device selected by the second player on the second display screen, the display of the play of at least the first gaming device and the display of the play of at least the second gaming device being identical on the first display screen and the second display screen such that play of at least the first gaming device and at least the second gaming device appear to be occurring in a common playing environment; and displaying outcomes of games played on at least the first gaming device and on at least the second gaming device on the first display screen and the second display screen so that the first player and the second player share a common gaming experience, wherein displaying at least the first gaming device and at least the second gaming device comprises displaying images of slot machines having slot machine screens.