METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A DISTRIBUTED BONUS SCHEME USING SIMULATED SCATTER REACTIONS

A gaming system includes a bonus server and an initial gaming machine having a processor. The bonus server is configured to transmit an initial token including a first parameter relating to the gaming system. The processor of the initial gaming machine is configured to receive the initial token. The processor is further configured to translate a plurality of parameters relating to the gaming system to a plurality of translated values. The plurality of parameters includes the first parameter. The processor is further configured to sum the plurality of translated values to an accumulated value. The processor is configured to receive a random number and determine a bonus game outcome based on a comparison of the random number and the accumulated value. The processor is further configured to transmit a quantity of scatter tokens to the bonus server, where the quantity is determined based on a value of the random number.