Patent ID: 8496518

Claim:
A gaming apparatus configured for a wager-based game, comprising: a value input device; a display unit that is capable of generating video images; a light array; an audio output device; an audio circuit coupled to said audio output device and said light array; and a controller operatively coupled to said value input device, said display unit, said light array and said audio output device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller further operatively coupled to said light array via said audio circuit; said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on said display unit, said controller being programmed to determine a game event mode; said controller being programmed to perform outputting of said light pattern on said light array via: a first signal path coupling said controller to said light array, and a second signal path with said audio circuit coupled between said controller and said light array, depending on the game event mode; and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game.