Patent ID: 8784213

Claim:
A controller for enhancing a standard electronic gaming machine which includes at least one video display, at least one user input and a processing system which generates game information and outputs the game information via a video output for display by the at least one video display, the controller configured to be communicatively coupled to the processing system to cause the at least one video display to display secondary content which is generated independent and apart from the game information which is generated by the processing system of the standard electronic gaming machine, the controller comprising: a machine interface that communicatively couples to the processing system of the standard electronic gaming machine for monitoring activity of the standard electronic gaming machine; a display interface configured to cause the at least one video display of the standard electronic gaming machine to display secondary content on a particular portion thereof, independent of the game content generated by the processing system which is separately provided to the at least one video display for display thereby; a user interface to monitor one or more actuation devices on the standard electronic gaming machine; and a server interface for obtaining secondary content from at least one remote server; the controller being configured to cause said at least one video display of the standard electronic gaming machine to display content which is different than said game content which is generated in output by said processing system, said content comprising at least said secondary content received from said at least one remote server, monitor the standard activity of the gaming machine and provide the monitored information to the server via the server interface.