Patent ID: 9495828
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system in a gaming establishment, the gaming system including an external audio controller, a plurality of gaming machines, and a plurality of remote speakers, the plurality of gaming machines including respective gaming cabinets and internal cabinet speakers housed therein, the plurality of remote speakers being remote from the plurality of gaming machines, the external audio controller being external to the plurality of gaming machines, the external audio controller being communicatively coupled to both the plurality of remote speakers and the internal cabinet speakers such that the plurality of remote speakers and the internal cabinet speakers are capable of outputting audio under control of the external audio controller, the method comprising: in response to a certain triggering game event in a wagering game played via one of the plurality of gaming machines, receiving at the external audio controller a triggering signal associated with the triggering game event; using the external audio controller to select audio data associated with the triggering signal; and selectively controlling the plurality of remote speakers and the internal speakers to output audio based on the audio data and concurrently focused on less than all of the plurality of gaming machines.