Patent ID: 8109829

Claim:
A compositing apparatus having electronic circuitry for combining images of an electronic game of chance, the compositing apparatus comprising: a masking module comprising electronic circuitry operative to: receive wagering display information from a wagering engine, the wagering display information being related at least partly to wagering aspects of an electronic game of chance; receiving entertainment display information from an entertainment engine, the entertainment display information being related to non-wagering aspects of the electronic game of chance; and receive masking information from the wagering engine; a combining module comprising electronic circuitry operative to: receive at least a portion of the entertainment display information and the masking information; and combine the masking information with at least a portion of the entertainment display information to produce masked display information, the masking information configured to selectively overwrite at least a portion of the entertainment display information with at least a portion of the wagering display information, thereby enabling the wagering display information to be communicated to the player regardless of the operation of the entertainment engine; and a display module comprising electronic circuitry operative to: receive the wagering display information and the masked display information; combine the wagering display information and the masked display information to produce combined display information; and cause the combined display information to be made available for presentation to a player.