Gaming system comprising specific privileged area for invited players

A gaming system arranged in a location, comprising:

• a plurality of gaming machines installed in the location, a server that is connected to the gaming machines, and a plurality of mobile gaming terminals that are wirelessly connected to the server,
• wherein:
• each of the plurality of gaming machines is configured to send customer ID data from a player to the server, and allow each player to play a game on one of the plurality of gaming machines in accordance with an instruction from the server,
• each of the plurality of mobile gaming terminals is configured to send customer ID data from each player in possession of one of the plurality of mobile gaming terminals to the server, display game content in accordance with data received from the server, and provide the server with data input by each player into the plurality of the mobile gaming terminals;
• and
• the server comprising:
• a plurality of virtual gaming machines each configured to execute a game program, send game content to each of the plurality of the mobile gaming terminals respectively linked to one of the plurality of virtual gaming machines, and receive player responses to the game content from the plurality of mobile gaming terminals,
• a special-game lottery unit configured to select one of the plurality of mobile gaming terminals in a lottery process, store customer ID data that the selected mobile gaming terminal has sent to the server, and inform the selected mobile gaming terminal that the player in possession of the selected mobile gaming terminal is provided with an opportunity to play a special game on one of the plurality of gaming machines installed in a specific area of the location, and
• a special-game controller configured to check customer ID data sent by a player from the gaming machine installed in the specific area, and allow the player who has entered the customer ID data to play a special game on the gaming machine installed in the specific area if the customer ID data received therefrom is the same as the customer ID data stored in the special-game lottery unit.