Gaming machine with unified image on multiple video displays
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a first video-type display;
a second video-type display positioned adjacent said first display; and
a controller for generating a unified image of a game of chance on said first and second displays, said unified image including a first portion on said first display and a second portion on said second display wherein said first and second portions of said unified image showing respective first and second actions that appear to be linked to each other and wherein said first action is a first object on said first display causing a second object to move in said second action on said display.
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Abstract
A gaming machine comprising a first video-type display, a second video-type display and a controller. The second display is positioned adjacent the first display. A controller generates a unified image of a game of chance on the first and second displays. The unified image includes a first portion on the first display and a second portion on the second display.
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a first video-type display;
a second video-type display positioned adjacent said first display; and
a controller for generating a unified image of a game of chance on said first and second displays, said unified image including a first portion on said first display and a second portion on said second display wherein said first and second portions of said unified image showing respective first and second actions that appear to be linked to each other and wherein said first action is a first object on said first display causing a second object to move in said second action on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A gaming machine comprising:
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a basic game controlled by a controller in response to a wager amount, said basic game having a start-bonus outcomes;
a bonus game activated by said start-bonus outcome which causes said controller to shift operation from said basic game to said bonus game; and
at least two video-type displays for showing a linked image associated with at least one of said basic and bonus games, a first portion of said image being shown on one of said displays and a second portion of said image being shown on another of said displays wherein said linked image illustrates an action, a first portion of said action being shown on one of said displays and a second portion of said action being shown os another of said displays and wherein said action is an object moving from being displayed on the one of said displays to being displayed on the other display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a gaming machine under control of a controller comprising:
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providing first and second video-type displays;
placing a wager amount on a game of chance having a plurality of outcomes;
playing said game of chance having a plurality of outcomes; and
providing a unified image associated with said game of chance, a first portion of said image being shown on said first display and a second portion of said image being shown on said second display further including the step of changing said unified image based on said outcomes wherein said step of changing said image includes moving an object in said image that was shown on said first display to said second display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a gaming machine under control of a controller comprising:
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providing first and second video-type displays;
placing a wager amount on a game of chance having a basic game and a bonus game, said basic game having a start-bonus outcome;
playing said basic game;
providing said bonus game in response to said start-bonus outcome, said bonus game capable of providing a plurality of bonus payouts;
providing a unified image associated with said game of chance, a first portion of said image being shown on said first display and a second portion of said image being shown on said second display further including the step of changing said unified image wherein said step of changing said image includes moving an object in said image that was shown on said first display to said second display. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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