Method and apparatus for team play of slot machines

A method for controlling a slot machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• initiating a play of said slot machine in response to a player input;
• generating an individual game result in response to said play;
• obtaining a team game result that combines said individual game results with individual game results of at least one additional team player;
• and
• selecting a payout corresponding to said team game result.

A slot machine comprising:

• means for generating a pseudo-random event for each play of said slot machine in response to a player input;
• means responsive to the play of said slot machine for determining an individual game result based upon said event;
• means for obtaining a team game result that combines said individual game results with individual game results of at least one additional team player;
• and
• means for providing an award amount for said team game result.

A method for controlling a slot machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• initiating a plurality of plays of said slot machine, wherein said plurality of said plays comprises a session;
• generating a game result for each of said plays;
• determining a net game result for a first team player;
• obtaining a team session result that combines said net game result with a net game result of at least one additional team player;
• and
• selecting a payout corresponding to said team session result.

A method for controlling a slot machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• initiating a plurality of plays of said slot machine, wherein said plurality of said plays comprises a session;
• generating a game result for each of said plays;
• determining a net game result for a first team player after said session;
• obtaining a team session result that compares said net game result with a net game result of at least one additional team player and selects the highest net game result of a team player as the team session result;
• and
• determining a payout corresponding to said team session result.

A slot machine comprising:

• means for generating a pseudo-random event for each play of said slot machine in response to a player input;
• means responsive to the play of said slot machine for determining a game result based upon said event;
• means for determining a net game result for said player after a plurality of said plays;
• means for obtaining a team session result that combines said net game result with a net game result of at least one additional team player;
• and
• means for providing an award amount based on said team session result.

A method of playing a slot machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• initiating play of said slot machine;
• receiving one or more individual game results in response to said play;
• receiving a team game result, wherein said team game result is a combination of said individual game results and individual game results of at least one additional player;
• and
• receiving a payout corresponding to said team game result.

A method of playing a slot machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• initiating play of said slot machine;
• receiving an individual game result in response to said play;
• receiving a team game result, wherein said team game result is a combination of said individual game result and an individual game result of at least one additional player;
• and
• receiving a payout corresponding to said team game result.

A method of playing a slot machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• initiating a plurality of plays;
• receiving a game result for each of said plays;
• receiving a net game result;
• receiving a team session result, wherein said team session result is a combination of said net game result and a net game result of at least one additional player;
• and
• receiving a payout corresponding to said team session result.

A method for controlling a plurality of slot machines, said method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a plurality of individual game results from one or more slot machines;
• determining a team game result, wherein said team game result is a combination of said plurality of individual game results;
• and
• transmitting said team game result to said individual slot machines.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising:
• a step to initiate play of a slot machine in response to a player input;
• a step to generate one or more game results in response to said play;
• a step to obtain a team game result that combines said game results with game results of at least one additional team player;
• and
• a step to select a payout corresponding to said team game result.

A method for controlling a video poker machine, said method comprising the steps of:

• initiating play of said video poker machine in response to an input by a first team player;
• generating one or more individual game results in response to said play, wherein said individual game results comprise a plurality of cards in a hand;
• obtaining a team game result that combines said individual game results with individual game results of at least one additional team player;
• and
• selecting a payout corresponding to said team game result.