Customization of game play through personal gaming device

A method in a gaming system including a gaming machine, the method comprising:

• providing default game play of a wager-based game on the gaming machine, wherein the default game play includes presenting default game media to a player through a display of the gaming machine;
• facilitating a data connection between the gaming system and a portable electronic device;
• receiving custom game media and customization settings;
• storing the custom game media and customization settings in a memory of the gaming system;
• and
• providing customized game play of the wager-based game on the gaming machine, wherein the customized game play includes presenting the custom game media in place of at least a portion of the default game media.

A non-transitory computer readable media with computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• provide default game play of a wager-based game on a gaming machine, wherein the default game play includes presenting default game media to a player through a display of the gaming machine;
• facilitate a data connection between a gaming system and a portable electronic device;
• receive custom game media and customization settings from the player;
• store the custom game media and customization settings in a memory of the gaming system;
• and
• provide customized game play of the wager-based game on the gaming machine, wherein the customized game play includes presenting the custom game media in place of at least a portion of the default game media.