Abstract: A method of conducting a wager game comprises allowing a player to place individual game wagers across a plurality of games to be played in the wager game. A common draw phase is implemented in which a plurality of symbols are randomly drawn from a symbol draw set to determine outcomes of the plurality of games, such chat at least one of the drawn symbols is used for determining, at least in part, the outcome for each of the plurality of individual games.

Abstract: In an example, a gaming device includes a license module, the license module arranged to determine, prior to allowing execution of program code of a game having an associated license, whether the license is a fixed term license or a continual term license, and, if the license is a fixed term license, check that the license is current before allowing the program code to execute. In an example, a method of controlling use of a game by a gaming device, the game having an associated license, includes determining prior to allowing the program code of the game to execute whether the license is a fixed term license or a continual term license, and, if the license is a fixed term license, checking whether the license is current before allowing the program code to execute.

Abstract: A method of gaming is provided where a game can be played with an outcome. An area is provided to permit a player to interact with game play. If there is a detection of player interaction, a randomly applied bonus is applied for a game outcome.

Abstract: A gaming system comprising at least one gaming machine providing a wagering game; readable and writable computer memory; a monitor in electronic communication with the at least one gaming machine and the computer memory; a user interface through which a player can input identity information; wherein the monitor receives data relating to game play on said at least one gaming machine and compares the received data to at least one benchmark, wherein if the received data indicates that the at least one benchmark has been exceeded, then the monitor records in the computer memory data indicating that the benchmark has been exceeded and associates this with the identity information, and wherein the gaming system makes a feature available to a player who has been recorded in the computer memory as having exceeded the benchmark.