1. A gaming system comprising: a gaming device including at least one input device; and at least one controller configured to: (a) associate one of a plurality of different competitors with a player, (b) when the player is located remote from any gaming establishment: (i) cause a display of the associated competitor and at least one parameter of the associated competitor, and (ii) enable the player to make at least one input to modify the at least one parameter of the associated competitor, and (c) when the player is subsequently located at the gaming device at a gaming establishment, cause the gaming device to display the associated competitor and the at least one modified parameter of the associated competitor.