Patent ID: 8425323

Claim:
A wagering game terminal with game asset transfer capability, comprising: a display configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game, said randomly selected outcome being selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to receiving a wager input, said plurality of outcomes including at least one special event outcome; and a network interface unit for connecting said wagering game terminal to a network of wagering game terminals; wherein, in response to said randomly selected outcome being said at least one special event outcome, said wagering game terminal allowing a player to select to play a bonus game resulting from said at least one special event outcome, store said bonus game for later restoration by said player in a later gaming session on a different wagering game terminal connected to said network of wagering game terminals, or transfer said bonus game to another wagering game terminal associated with another player and connected to said network of wagering game terminals; wherein said transfer of said bonus game includes an auction of said bonus game in which players at several wagering game terminals connected to said network of wagering game terminals may participate; wherein said wagering game terminal further allows said player to both specify a minimum monetary amount for said auction of said bonus game and select which players may participate in said auction from a predefined list of players; wherein said wagering game terminal allows said player to pause play of said bonus game in response to said wagering game terminal receiving a second bonus game, won via an auction and transferred to said wagering game terminal, and said wagering game terminal allows said player to resume said play of said bonus game in response to play of said second bonus game being concluded.