GAMING SYSTEM WITH GAMING MACHINES HAVING ASSOCIATED SECONDARY GAME BOARDS
A gaming system comprises gaming machines which are configured to generate gaming information and present games, such as primary games, to players, and game boards which also generate gaming information for use in presenting games, such as secondary games, to players. The game boards may be used to present the secondary games to players via player presentation devices such as a player's mobile phone, tablet, PDA, computer or the like.
1 . A gaming system comprising:
a plurality of casino gaming machines directly playable by one or more players each having a player presentation device, the casino gaming machines each comprising a housing, at least one display, at least one player input device and at least one processor, said at least one processor configured to implement at least one first random number generator and to generate primary game information based upon an output of said at least one first random number generator, to cause said primary game information to be displayed by said at least one display and to receive player input at one or more times via said at least one player input device, whereby said casino gaming machines are capable of presenting one or more primary games to players thereof;
a plurality of game boards, each game board comprising at least one processor configured to generate secondary wagering game information, the plurality of game boards being communicatively coupled to the plurality of casino gaming machines; wherein
said plurality of casino gaming machines are further configured to present one or more secondary wagering games based upon said secondary wagering game information generated by said plurality of game boards to said one or more players via their player presentation device.