Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines

The method of 1, further including:

• determining a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh card for a third, a fourth, and a fifth player, respectively, in which the fifth, sixth, and seventh cards form part of the starting hand;
• determining a third, a fourth, and a fifth discard decision from the third, the fourth, and the fifth player, respectively;
• determining an eighth, a ninth, and a tenth card based on the third, the fourth, and the fifth discard decision, respectively;
• in which determining a final hand includes determining a final hand based on the third, fourth, eighth, ninth and tenth cards;
• and
• in which providing includes providing, based on the final hand, a payout to a group comprising the first, second, third, fourth and fifth players.

A method comprising:

• determining a separate hand of video poker for each member of a team, in which the team comprises at least two players;
• receiving from at least one of the members an indication of a preferred hand from among the determined hands;
• and
• replacing each of the determined hands with the preferred hand.

The method of 5 further including:

• receiving from each member a separate indication of a set of discards;
• replacing, for each member, cards from the preferred hand with new cards based on the member's indication of a set of discards, thereby forming a final hand for each member;
• and
• providing, to each member, a payout based on the member's final hand.