A gaming system comprising gaming machine terminal means operable by at
least one member of a syndicate of members, server means for monitoring
interactions on the gaming machine terminal means, wherein the gaming
machine terminal means and the server means are linked by a
communications network and a syndicate member is able to communicate with
another syndicate member using the gaming machine terminal means. A
syndicate member is identified to the system through a member
identification means and is able to operate the gaming machine terminal
means using the member identification means.
