Method and system for player group sharing and redistributing gaming awards

An electronic gaming system comprising:

• a communication interface;
• a processor coupled with the communication interface;
• and
• a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
• form a multi-player group to play a gaming session comprising multiple games to be played by the group, the multi-player group comprising first and second player members corresponding to first and second gaming devices, respectively;
• receive, from the first gaming device and via the communication interface, first game play information for a first game in the gaming session played by the first player member on the first gaming device;
• determine that the first game play information comprises a first winning outcome corresponding to the first game;
• in response to the determination that the first player member has won the first winning outcome, allocate the first winning outcome among the first and second player members, wherein a first portion of the first winning outcome is allocated to the first player member and a second portion of the first winning outcome is allocated to the second player member;
• and
• notify, via the communication interface, the second gaming device that the second player member has received the second portion of the first winning outcome.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a user interface;
• a processor coupled with the user interface;
• and
• a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
• receive a group formation request from a player member to form a multi-player group comprising the player member, the group formation request comprising a number of player members invited to be in the multi-player group and a predetermined rule set defining the winning outcome allocation among the player members of the multi-player group and the duration of the multi-player group;
• cause the user interface to notify the player member that the multi-player group has been formed;
• while a game in a gaming session is played by the player member, receive an award sharing message that a different player member in the group has won a winning outcome in a separate game in the gaming session and a share of the winning outcome allocated to the player member;
• and
• cause the user interface to notify the player member that the player member has won the allocable share of the winning outcome.