Central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome and a gaming terminal determining a presentation of the provided game outcome

Abstract

A central determination gaming system with a central controller providing a game outcome to an individual gaming terminal and the gaming terminal determining the presentation of the provided game outcome. In one embodiment of the present invention, a gaming terminal receives a predetermined game outcome from a central controller. The gaming terminal determines a game outcome presentation, (i.e., how the game outcome is displayed or presented to the player) for the provided game outcome by selecting a game outcome presentation seed for the received game outcome. The gaming terminal utilizes the selected game outcome presentation seed to determine a game outcome presentation. The determined game outcome presentation is displayed to the player and the received game outcome is provided to the player.

The invention is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . A gaming system comprising:
 at least one controller configured to operate to:
 (i) maintain a game outcome set including a plurality of predetermined game outcomes, 
 (ii) select at least one of said game outcomes from the game outcome set, 
 (iii) flag said selected game outcome, and 
 (iv) output the selected game outcome; and 
   a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including:
 at least one input device, 
 at least one display device, 
 at least one gaming device processor, and 
 at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one gaming device processor, cause the at least one gaming device processor to operate with the at least one controller, the at least one display device and the at least one input device to control a play of a game by:
 (a) enabling a player to place a wager to initiate the game, 
 (b) receiving the game outcome outputted from the at least one controller, 
 (c) selecting a game outcome presentation seed, wherein said selected game outcome presentation seed is based on said received game outcome, 
 (d) determining a game outcome presentation based on the selected game outcome presentation seed, 
 (e) displaying the determined game outcome presentation, and 
 (f) providing the received game outcome to the player. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the gaming devices is remote from the at least one controller. 
     
     
         3 . The gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein for at least one of the gaming devices, the at least one memory device of said gaming device is configured to store a cache of a plurality of game outcome presentation seeds. 
     
     
         4 . The gaming system of  claim 3 , wherein when executed by the at least one gaming device processor of said gaming device, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one gaming device processor to select the game outcome presentation seed from said stored cache of game outcome presentation seeds. 
     
     
         5 . The gaming system of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of different game outcome presentations are each associated with the same game outcome. 
     
     
         6 . A gaming device configured to operate under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising:
 at least one input device;   at least one display device; and   at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to control a play of a game by:
 (a) enabling a player to place a wager to initiate the game; 
 (b) receiving a game outcome from at least one controller; 
 (c) selecting a game outcome presentation seed, wherein said selected game outcome presentation seed is based on said received game outcome; 
 (d) determining a game outcome presentation based on the selected game outcome presentation seed; 
 (e) displaying the determined game outcome presentation; and 
 (f) providing the received game outcome to the player. 
   
     
     
         7 . The gaming device of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one controller is distinct from the at least one processor. 
     
     
         8 . The gaming device of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one memory device is configured to store a cache of a plurality of game outcome presentation seeds. 
     
     
         9 . The gaming device of  claim 8 , wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to select the game outcome presentation seed from said stored cache of game outcome presentation seeds. 
     
     
         10 . The gaming device of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of different game outcome presentations are each associated with the same game outcome. 
     
     
         11 . A method of operating a gaming system, said gaming system including at least one controller configured to communicate with a plurality of gaming devices, said method comprising:
 (a) enabling a player to place a wager at a first one of the gaming devices;   (b) causing the at least one controller to:
 (i) maintain a game outcome set including a plurality of predetermined game outcomes, 
 (ii) select at least one game outcome from the game outcome set, 
 (iii) flag said selected game outcome, and 
 (iv) output the selected game outcome to the first one of the gaming devices; and 
   (c) causing the first one of the gaming devices to:
 (i) receive the game outcome outputted from the at least one controller, 
 (ii) select a game outcome presentation seed based on said received game outcome, 
 (iii) determine a game outcome presentation based on the selected game outcome presentation seed, 
 (iv) display the determined game outcome presentation, and 
 (v) provide the received game outcome to the player. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein for the first one of the gaming devices, the game outcome presentation seed is selected from a cache of a plurality of game outcome presentation seeds. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein a plurality of different game outcome presentations are each associated with the same game outcome. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , which is provided through a data network. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the data network is an internet. 
     
     
         16 . A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
 (a) enabling a player to place a wager to initiate a game;   (b) receiving a game outcome from at least one controller;   (c) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to select a game outcome presentation seed, wherein said selected game outcome presentation seed is based on said received game outcome;   (d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a game outcome presentation based on the selected game outcome presentation seed;   (e) causing at least one display device to display the determined game outcome presentation; and   (f) providing the received game outcome to the player.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the game outcome presentation seed is selected from a cache of a plurality of game outcome presentation seeds. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein a plurality of different game outcome presentations are each associated with the same game outcome. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , which is provided through a data network. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the data network is an internet.