Enhanced slot-machine for casino applications

A gaming system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing processor instructions, where execution of the instructions by the one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform a process comprising:
• receiving by the gaming system, a request for a first wager for a first player of an entertainment game, the request being triggered by a first player action taken by the first player while playing the entertainment game in head-to-head competition with a second player;
• receiving by the gaming system, a request for a second wager for the second player of the entertainment game, the request being triggered by a second player action taken by the second player while playing the entertainment game in head-to-head competition with the first player;
• establishing by the gaming system a first wager result for the first wager and a second wager result for the second wager;
• generating by the gaming system, based on the first wager result and the second wager result, a controlled sequence of a portion of the entertainment game, the controlled sequence changing the state of the entertainment game as the entertainment game is being played by the first player and the second player;
• providing by the gaming system, a first bonus in credits to the first player and providing by the gaming system, a second bonus in credits to the second player on the basis of the first wager result and the second wager result, respectively, whereby the first player and second player gain bonuses independently.

A non-transitory machine readable medium storing processor instructions, where execution of the instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform a process comprising:

• receiving a first request for a first wager for a first player of an entertainment game, the first request being triggered by a first player action taken by the first player while playing the entertainment game in head-to-head competition with a second player;
• receiving a second request for a second wager for the second player of the entertainment game, the second request being triggered by a second player action taken by the second player while playing the entertainment game in head-to-head competition with the first player;
• establishing by the gaming system a first wager result for the first wager and a second wager result for the second wager;
• generating by the gaming system, based on the first wager result and the second wager result, a controlled sequence of a portion of the entertainment game, the controlled sequence changing the state of the entertainment game as the entertainment game is being played by the first player and the second player;
• providing by the gaming system, a first bonus in credits to the first player and providing by the gaming system, a second bonus in credits to the second player on the basis of the first wager result and the second wager result, respectively, whereby the first player and second player gain bonuses independently.