Patent ID: 9373215
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A63F,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming system comprising: (a) two or more gaming machines each comprising a cabinet with a main electronic display screen along a front side of the cabinet, a top electronic display screen located above the main electronic display screen, a belly electronic display screen located below the main electronic display screen, and a player control ledge projecting forward from the front side of the cabinet between the main electronic display screen and the belly electronic display screen, the player control ledge including an upward-facing player control touch screen extending substantially the entire width of the player control ledge, the player control touch screen configured to present reconfigurable player controls and receive player touch inputs thereon, the player control ledge further including at least one mechanical player control button located on the player control ledge in which the at least one player control button is located between a front edge of the player control touch screen and a front edge of the player control ledge; a processor for controlling the main electronic display screen, top electronic display screen, belly electronic display screen, and player control touch screen; and (b) a game modification controller in communication with each respective gaming machine, the game modification controller for selectively communicating presentation switching instructions to each respective gaming machine, the presentation switching instructions being executable at the respective gaming machine to cause it to switch the content of the main electronic display screen, the top electronic display screen, and the belly electronic display screen, from content for a first game presentation to content for a second game presentation, and to switch the player control touch screen to reconfigure the player controls presented thereon from a first set of controls for a first game to a second set of controls for a second game.