Patent ID: 8096867
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a display device with a variable display adjacent a transmissive display, the variable display being operable to display one or more reels each having symbols associated with an outcome of a wagering game, and at least some portions of the transmissive display being operable to transition between a transparent condition and a non-transparent condition; a display control device configured to control the display device to display an image relating to a game; an image control device having the display control device; an image state keeping device configured to: a power source feeding device; and a power source relay device configured to relay power fed from the power source feeding device so as to independently supply the power to the image control device, the image state keeping device, and the display device, wherein, if the power source relay device fails to feed the relayed power to the display device while the power source feeding device remains operative, the power source relay device is operative to feed the relayed power to the image control device and the image state keeping device, and the image control device commands the transmissive display to transition the portions to the transparent condition such that the outcome of the wagering game is visible through the portions of the transmissive display.