Gaming machine with receipt generation capabilities

A gaming system comprising:

• at least one gaming machine adapted to accept credit from a player, present a game for play by a player, and pay a winning in the event a winning event is achieved by play of the game;
• at least one host with which said at least one gaming machine is associated, said at least one host arranged to receive information regarding player play from said at least one gaming machine, to determine if an award should be issued for play by said player independent of whether the outcome of play of said game is a winning outcome, said at least one host arranged to transmit award information to said gaming machine;
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• a receipt generator located at said gaming machine configured to print a receipt in a tangible medium, including player readable indicia, for said player, and associated with said award in response to reward information being transmitted to said gaming machine from said at least one host.

A method of utilizing a receipt in a gaming system comprising:

• providing at least one gaming machine, said gaming machine arranged to present at least one game for play by a player and print a receipt associated with an award based upon the player's play of one or more gaming machines associated with said gaming system;
• awarding a reward if said player receives a winning outcome;
• generating game play data associated with the player's play of said one or more gaming machines associated with said gaming system;
• transmitting said game play data to a remote device associated with said gaming system;
• determining if said player is entitled to a bonus award based upon said game play data;
• transmitting bonus award information to a gaming machine played by said player;
• printing a receipt in the form of a tangible medium, including player readable indicia, to said player, and representative of said bonus award from said gaming machine;
• accepting said receipt at a location remote from said gaming machine;
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• providing said bonus award in redemption of said receipt.

A method of presenting game comprising:

• accepting a wager from the player;
• presenting a game to the player;
• awarding said player a first award if said player receives a winning outcome playing said game;
• generating a bonus award information at remote location;
• transmitting said bonus award information to said gaming machine;
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• printing a receipt in the form of a tangible medium, including player readable indicia, for said player from said gaming machine redeemable for said bonus award at a location remote from said gaming machine.