SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE BANKING OF WAGERING GAME MACHINES
First Claim
1. A flexible bank comprising:
- a first sub-portion comprising one or more first wagering game machines;
a second sub-portion comprising one or more second wagering game machines,one or more display elements, disposed between the first and second sub-portions;
one or more processors; and
one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the flexible bank to;
display a first game theme on the first sub-portion;
display a second game theme on the second sub-portion;
responsive to a first triggering event, switch the second theme presented on the second sub-portion to the first theme of the first sub-portion; and
responsive to the first triggering event, change a state of the one or more display elements from a first state, displaying a blank display or displaying graphical content different than the first theme or the second theme, to a second state, displaying graphics relating to the first theme to thereby unify a thematic presentation between the first and second sub-portions.
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Abstract
A method of altering a wagering game theme for a flexible bank of wagering game machines, the flexible bank including a first sub-portion, a second sub-portion, and one or more display elements disposed between the first and second sub-portions, includes the acts of displaying graphical content relating to a first wagering game theme on the first and second sub-portions and on the one or more display elements and using a controller, responsive to a trigger, to switch the second sub-portion to display a second wagering game theme different than the first wagering game theme and to cause the one or more display elements to display a blank display or graphical content different than the first and second wagering game themes.
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20 Claims
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1. A flexible bank comprising:
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a first sub-portion comprising one or more first wagering game machines; a second sub-portion comprising one or more second wagering game machines, one or more display elements, disposed between the first and second sub-portions; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the flexible bank to; display a first game theme on the first sub-portion; display a second game theme on the second sub-portion; responsive to a first triggering event, switch the second theme presented on the second sub-portion to the first theme of the first sub-portion; and responsive to the first triggering event, change a state of the one or more display elements from a first state, displaying a blank display or displaying graphical content different than the first theme or the second theme, to a second state, displaying graphics relating to the first theme to thereby unify a thematic presentation between the first and second sub-portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of altering a wagering game theme for a flexible bank of wagering game machines, the flexible bank including a first sub-portion, a second sub-portion, and one or more display elements disposed between the first and second sub-portions, comprising the acts of:
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configuring the flexible bank to display a first wagering game theme on the first and second sub-portions and on the one or more display elements disposed between the first and second sub-portions; using the one or more processors, monitoring an occupancy condition; using the one or more processors, determining if the occupancy condition falls below a predetermined threshold and, if the occupancy condition falls below the predetermined threshold, reconfigure the flexible bank to display, on the second sub-portion, a second wagering game theme; and using one or more processors, displaying graphical content on the one or more display elements that is different from the first wagering game theme and the second wagering game theme. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A method according to claim 12, wherein the occupancy condition comprises an occupancy level of at least one of the first sub-portion or the second sub-portion.
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18. A method of altering a wagering game theme for a flexible bank of wagering game machines, the flexible bank including a first sub-portion, a second sub-portion, and one or more display elements disposed between the first and second sub-portions, comprising the acts of:
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displaying graphical content relating to a first wagering game theme on the first and second sub-portions and on the one or more display elements; and using a controller, responsive to a trigger, to switch the second sub-portion to display a second wagering game theme different than the first wagering game theme and to cause the one or more display elements to display a blank display or graphical content different than the first and second wagering game themes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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