APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING TEAM PLAY OF SLOT MACHINES
A method for team play of slot machines, including determining a first result corresponding to a first player on a team, determining a second result corresponding to a second player, determining whether the second player is on the team, and determining a result based on the first result and the second result if the second player is on the team. Various embodiments further include awarding comp points to the team based on the play of the first player and the second player. Various embodiments further include joint participation in a bonus round by members of a team.
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18 . A method comprising:
receiving an indication that a first player has achieved at a first gaming device an outcome providing entry into a first bonus round;
determining a second player at a second gaming device, in which the second player and the first player are on a team; and
transmitting instructions to the second gaming device to provide entry into a second bonus round.
19 . A method comprising:
determining a type of symbol required for entry into a bonus round;
determining a threshold number of such symbols required for entry into the bonus round;
receiving an indication of a first number of the type of symbol obtained by a first player at a first gaming device;
receiving an indication of a second number of the type of symbol obtained by a second player at a second gaming device;
determining a sum of the first number and the second number;
determining whether the sum is not less than the threshold number of symbols; and
instructing, based on the sum not being less than the threshold number of symbols, the first gaming device to provide entry for the first player into the bonus round at the first gaming device.
20 . The method of 19 , further including: instructing, based on the sum not being less than the threshold number of symbols, the second gaming device to provide entry for the second player into the bonus round at the second gaming device.
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