Patent ID: 8545308

Claim:
A gaming system server comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: (a) at a first point in time: (i) enable a player at a first gaming device to initiate a play of a game, said first gaming device being located remote from any gaming establishment, (ii) generate a partial game outcome for the initiated play of the game, and (iii) cause the first gaming device to display the generated partial game outcome; and (b) at a second, subsequent point in time: (i) enable the player at a second, different gaming device to request a completion of the generated partial game outcome for the initiated play of the game, (ii) generate a complete game outcome for the initiated play of the game, said generated complete game outcome based, at least in part, on the generated partial game outcome for the initiated play of the game, (iii) cause the second gaming device to display the generated complete game outcome, (iv) determine any awards associated with the generated complete game outcome, and (v) cause the second gaming device to display any determined awards associated with the generated complete game outcome.