Reconfigurable gaming machine
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a reconfigurable first video screen displaying a first game located on the gaming machine;
a reconfigurable second video screen; and
a reconfigurable third video screen, wherein the reconfigurable second video screen and the reconfigurable third video screen display pay tables associated with the first game, artwork associated with the first game, or combinations thereof;
wherein the gaming machine is reconfigurable to display a second game on the three video screens in response to receiving a reconfiguration command and downloading the second game from a server via a network so that the second game is displayed on the reconfigured first video screen, and wherein the reconfigurable second video screen and the reconfigurable third video screen display pay tables associated with the second game, artwork associated with the second game, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A gaming machine has at least one video screen, but preferably three. One screen displays a primary game and the other two screens preferably display pay tables, a secondary game, or artwork related to the primary and/or secondary game. The content of the video screens is reconfigurable. The content may be downloaded over a network connecting a plurality of gaming machines to a central computer, or the content of several different games may be stored locally within the gaming machine.
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48 Claims
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a reconfigurable first video screen displaying a first game located on the gaming machine; a reconfigurable second video screen; and a reconfigurable third video screen, wherein the reconfigurable second video screen and the reconfigurable third video screen display pay tables associated with the first game, artwork associated with the first game, or combinations thereof; wherein the gaming machine is reconfigurable to display a second game on the three video screens in response to receiving a reconfiguration command and downloading the second game from a server via a network so that the second game is displayed on the reconfigured first video screen, and wherein the reconfigurable second video screen and the reconfigurable third video screen display pay tables associated with the second game, artwork associated with the second game, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gaming machine having a plurality of reconfigurable video screens, the gaming machine comprising:
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a first reconfigurable video screen located on the gaming machine; a second reconfigurable video screen located on the gaming machine; and a third reconfigurable video screen located on the gaming machine; wherein the first video screen, the second video screen, and the third video screen display the first game, information relating to the first game, artwork related to the first game, or combinations thereof wherein the gaming machine is reconfigurable to display a second game on the three video screens in response to receiving a reconfiguration command and downloading the second game from a server via a network so that the reconfigured first video screen, the reconfigured second video screen, and the reconfigured third video screen display the second game, information relating to the second game, artwork related to the second game, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming system having a network for displaying reconfigurable video content relating to a plurality of games, the gaming system comprising:
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a server storing a plurality of games, information relating to the games, and artwork related to the games, wherein the games, the information relating to the games, and the artwork related to the games are accessible via the network; and one or more gaming machine having a plurality of reconfigurable video screens, each gaming machine further comprising; a first reconfigurable video screen located on the gaming machine; a second reconfigurable video screen located on the gaming machine; and a third reconfigurable video screen located on the gaming machine; wherein the first video screen, the second video screen, and the third video screen display the first game, information relating to the first game, artwork related to the first game, or combinations thereof; wherein the gaming machine is reconfigurable to display a second game on the three video screens in response to receiving a reconfiguration command and downloading the second game from the server via the network so that the reconfigured first video screen, the reconfigured second video screen, and the reconfigured third video screen display the second game, information relating to the second game, artwork related to the second game, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of displaying video content on a gaming machine, the video content including a first game and a second game, information associated with the first game and the second game, and artwork associated with the first game and the second game, the method comprising:
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displaying video content on a first reconfigurable video screen of the gaming machine; displaying video content on a second reconfigurable video screen of the gaming machine; displaying video content on a third reconfigurable video screen of the gaming machine, wherein the video content displayed on first reconfigurable video screen, the second reconfigurable video screen, and the third reconfigurable video screen includes the first game, information relating to the first game, artwork related to the first game, or combinations thereof; in response to receiving a reconfiguration command, downloading a second game from a server via a network; and reconfiguring the video content on the three video screens for the second game, wherein the reconfigured first video screen, the reconfigured second video screen, and the reconfigured third video screen display the second game, information relating to the second game, artwork related to the second game, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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