Patent ID: 8323089

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming machines, each including an image display provided with a flat display panel portion therein and an input device for input and being capable of executing an independent game; a control device; a single pedestal including a housing space that houses said control device therein, a bottom surface portion for installing the pedestal on a floor surface, and an installation surface for installing said plurality of gaming machines at positions facing to said bottom surface portion; a supporting member that is provided such that a first end of the supporting member is supported by said pedestal and a second end of the supporting member is oriented upwardly; a common image display configured to display a common game executed commonly in the plurality of gaming machines, the common image display having a common-image-display cabinet provided with an opening over substantially the entire front surface thereof, and a common flat display panel portion that is provided in said opening and has a size larger than that of said flat display panel portion, having an upper end of said common flat display panel portion mounted on an upper end of a front surface of said common- image-display cabinet via a hinge, being supported at a position above the upper surfaces of said gaming machines by said second end side of said supporting member, and being controlled by said control device; and communication cables for communication between said plurality of gaming machines and said control device.