GAMING MACHINES AND SYSTEMS HAVING MULTIPLE WINDOW DISPLAYS
First Claim
1. A gaming machine adapted for accepting a wager, playing a game based on the wager and granting a payout based on the result of the game, comprising:
- an exterior housing arranged to contain a plurality of internal gaming machine components therein;
a central processing unit in communication with at least one of said plurality of internal gaming machine components, said central processing unit being adapted to execute or control one or more aspects of said wager based game and also being adapted to facilitate the communication and display of advertising; and
a first display device in communication with said central processing unit, said first display device including a plurality of separate windows, wherein each of said separate windows is configured to display a subject that is different and independently alterable with respect to every other separate window.
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Abstract
An electronic game including at least one display exhibiting a plurality of windows or segments each displaying a different subject matter is disclosed. The different subject matter in each of the plurality of windows preferably includes a real time promotional points total, an awards display, a sponsor advertising material display, an Internet display and an electronic game. The electronic game, which may include a wagering game, may be played by tendering money or tendering promotional points instead of money. Promotional points may be awarded instead of a portion of a money award, or supplemental to it. Promotional points may be accumulated by players through both gaming and non-gaming activities, including activities not involving a commercial transaction. An electronic gaining apparatus is described which also serves as an Internet portal.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming machine adapted for accepting a wager, playing a game based on the wager and granting a payout based on the result of the game, comprising:
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an exterior housing arranged to contain a plurality of internal gaming machine components therein;
a central processing unit in communication with at least one of said plurality of internal gaming machine components, said central processing unit being adapted to execute or control one or more aspects of said wager based game and also being adapted to facilitate the communication and display of advertising; and
a first display device in communication with said central processing unit, said first display device including a plurality of separate windows, wherein each of said separate windows is configured to display a subject that is different and independently alterable with respect to every other separate window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of displaying content on a wager based gaming machine, the method comprising:
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providing a gaming machine adapted for accepting a wager, playing a game based on the wager and granting a payout based on the result of the game, said gaming machine including an exterior housing arranged to contain a plurality of internal gaming machine components therein, a central processing unit in communication with at least one of said plurality of internal gaming machine components, said central processing unit being adapted to execute or control one or more aspects of said wager based game and also being adapted to facilitate the communication and display of advertising, and a display device in communication with said central processing unit, said display device including a plurality of separate windows, wherein each of said separate windows is configured to display a subject that is different and independently alterable with respect to every other separate window;
displaying a first display on a first window of said display device; and
displaying a second display on a second separate window of said display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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