Method and Apparatus to Play a Roulette Game

1 . A method of playing a roulette game device played in response to a trigger in a primary game provided on at least two gaming machines communicatively linked to, but physically distinct from, said roulette game device, said method comprising:

providing a player with a roulette game triggering event in said primary game played on said gaming machine;

the player locking said gaming machine;

said player accessing said roulette game device to play a roulette game;

receiving a player selection of player indicia from said player on said roulette game device;

activating said roulette game device;

randomly determining roulette indicia on said roulette game device; and

comparing said player indicia to said roulette indicia to determine a roulette game outcome for said player.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing a player with a roulette game triggering event comprises gathering a roulette game access permission.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of activating said roulette game device comprises allowing players having a roulette game access permission to participate in said roulette game together.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said step of gathering a roulette game access permission comprises archiving said game access permission, and said step of receiving a player selection comprises receiving said player selection for each one of said archived game access permissions.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein said player indicia comprise one of a) a number; b) a combination of numbers; c) a color; or d) a characteristic; and said roulette indicia comprises a number and its associated color and characteristics.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of comparing comprises awarding a prize according to game rules.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of awarding a prize comprises awarding a participation prize to all players participating in a winning roulette game.