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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Philip B. Gelber, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Shridhar P. Joshi, Naperville, IL (US);
Larry J. Pacey, Northbrook, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Philip B. Gelber, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Shridhar P. Joshi, Naperville, IL (US);
Larry J. Pacey, Northbrook, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Gaming machine is disclosed having a primary display and a secondary display mounted over the primary display. In one implementation, the primary display is a mechanical display and the secondary display is a transmissive display. This arrangement allows a wagering game to be displayed on the mechanical display alone, the mechanical display and the transmissive display together, or the transmissive display alone. As a result, players and casino operators have access to multiple wagering games on the same display area of the gaming machine. All three options need not be present on the gaming machine, however, and any two of the three will suffice. It is important, however, that the wagering game displayed on the transmissive display be separate and distinct from the wagering game displayed on the mechanical display.