Electronic gaming environment with display of multiple instances of single-player games

A central gaming server facilitating play of a single-player game on a workstation, comprising:

• a processor and a software process coded as a set of instructions for execution by the processor, the software process causing the gaming server to perform the following functions:
• (a) sending data to the workstation comprising the outcome of a first instance of a single-player game, the first instance comprising an instance of play of the single-player game being engaged in via the workstation;
• (b) sending data to the workstation comprising the outcome of a second instance of the single-player game, the second instance being an instance of play being engaged in via a second workstation other than the first workstation;
• whereby the workstation may simultaneously display the results of play of the instances of the single-player game being engaged in by the workstation and the second workstation.

A gaming workstation comprising:

• 1) a display:
• 2) a processing unit;
• 3) a memory storing a gaming application for execution by the processing unit,
• wherein the application causes the display to display:
• a) the outcome of a play of a first instance of a single-player game being engaged in by the gaming workstation;
• and
• b) simultaneously with the display a), the outcome of play of a second instance of the single-player game being engaged in by a second workstation;
• and
• 4) a communications interface for receiving datagrams from a central server containing data indicating the outcome of play of the first and second instances of the single-player game.

The apparatus of 34, wherein the sound effects include at least one of:

• a) sound simulating casino background noise;
• b) sound simulating operation of a gaming machine;
• c) sound simulating play of at least one of the single-player games;
• and d) sound simulating a voice reaction related to an outcome of the play of the single-player game being engaged in via the second workstation.