Logging, recovery and replay of wagering game instances

One or more non-transitory media having software stored thereon, the software including instructions for controlling one or more devices to perform a method of recording gambling game events for replay, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a user interface, user input corresponding to a request for play of a gambling game;
• determining, via a control system comprising at least one processor, whether the gambling game is a base game or a sub game;
• in response to determining that the gambling game is a base game:
• controlling, via the control system, the display system to provide a sequence of images corresponding to an instance of the base game;
• determining, via the control system, base game data and base game metadata corresponding to the instance of the base game;
• and
• adding, via the control system, a base game trace to a game history data structure corresponding to the base game data and the base game metadata;
• in response to determining that the gambling game is a sub game:
• controlling, via the control system, the display system to provide a plurality of instances of the sub game wherein each instance of the sub game includes controlling the display system to provide a sequence of images corresponding to an instance of the sub game;
• determining, via the control system, for each instance of the sub game, sub game data and sub game metadata corresponding to each instance of the sub game;
• adding, via the control system, for each instance of the sub game, a sub game trace to the game history data structure corresponding to the sub game data and the sub game metadata;
• and
• adding, via the control system, for each instance of the sub game, a game round index marker to the game history data structure corresponding to each instance of the sub game, wherein both the sub game trace and the game round index marker together enable indexing to, retrieving, and displaying to a user a particular instance of the plurality of instances of the sub game.

A method of recording gambling game events for replay, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a user interface, user input corresponding to a request for play of a gambling game;
• determining, via a control system comprising at least one processor, whether the gambling game is a base game or a sub game;
• in response to determining that the gambling game is a sub game:
• controlling, via the control system, the display system to provide a plurality of instances of the sub game, wherein each instance of the sub game includes controlling the display system to provide a sequence of images corresponding to an instance of the sub game;
• determining, via the control system, for each instance of the sub game, sub game data and sub game metadata corresponding to each instance of the sub game;
• adding, via the control system, for each instance of the sub game, a sub game trace to the game history data structure corresponding to the sub game data and the sub game metadata;
• and
• adding, via the control system, for each instance of the sub game, a game round index marker to each game history data structure corresponding to the instance of the sub game, wherein both the sub game trace and the game round index marker enable indexing to, retrieving, and displaying to a user a particular instance of the plurality of instances of the sub game.