Method for sharing game play on an electronic gaming device
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present concept provide an electronic gaming device that facilitates wagering by multiple players on a single gaming device. Also provided is a method of sharing game play on such a gaming device, where the method includes receiving a wager from a first player at a first gaming station, receiving a wager from a second player at a second gaming station, initiating a gaming event that is displayed at the first and second gaming stations, and awarding prizes associated with gaming outcomes displayed at the first and second gaming stations.
1. A method of sharing game play on an electronic gaming device having at least one processor, the method comprising:
receiving a first game credit via the gaming device from a first player at a first gaming station of the gaming device;
receiving a second game credit via the gaming device from a second player at a second gaming station of the gaming device;
receiving an input from each player at the electronic gaming device to allocate at least a portion of their respective game credits to a player-selectable wager amount for each outcome in the group consisting of an outcome of a first game, an outcome of a second game, and the better of the first and second game outcomes;
initiating responsive to an input received from the first player at the electronic gaming device, via a processor, the first game on the gaming device, the first game being displayed at least at the first gaming station and generating the first game outcome;
initiating responsive to an input received from the second player at the electronic gaming device, via a processor, the second game separate from the first game on the gaming device, the second game being displayed at least at the second gaming station and generating the second game outcome;
substantially synchronizing display of the outcomes of the first and second games;
displaying the outcome of the first game on a first display;
displaying the outcome of the second game on a second display portion adjacent the first display; and
awarding prizes to each player based on the outcomes.