A web-based system for integrating casino gaming with non-casino
interactive gaming comprises a central server system, a plurality of
player-operated gaming machines, and a player-operating computing device.
The central server system offers a plurality of wagering games. The
gaming machines are located in a land-based casino and linked to the
central server system by a reconfigurable, multi-site computer network
such as an intranet. The computing device is remote from any land-based
casino and linked to the central server system by the Internet. The
wagering games may be conducted via either the gaming machines or the
computing device. In one embodiment, each wagering game is offered in two
distinct versions: basic and enhanced. The basic version is played over
the network using JavaScript or other language. The enhanced version
includes upgraded audiovisual content that is downloaded to and stored
locally on the machine or computing device used to conduct the wagering
game.