Patent ID: 8827805

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: detecting that a plurality of wagering game machines are eligible to simultaneously present a plurality of instances of a sound effect; determining, by one or more processors, that, based on distances between the plurality of wagering game machines and a player position of a wagering game machine of the plurality of wagering game machines, a presentation of the plurality of instances of the sound effect would have an amplified volume when played simultaneously at a default volume level from one or more speakers of each of the plurality of wagering game machines; and modifying by the one or more processors a default volume level at which the plurality of instances of the sound effect is configured to play, in response to the determining that the presentation of the plurality of instances of the sound effect would have an amplified volume when played simultaneously, wherein modifying the default volume level includes modifying the default volume level to a degree proportional to a number of the plurality of wagering game machines.