Patent ID: 8602870

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a first display device configured to display a plurality of symbol-bearing reels each having symbols associated with outcomes of a wagering game; a second display device adjacent the first display device, the second display device being operable in a transmissive condition whereat at least a portion of each of the symbol-bearing reels is visible through the second display device, the second display device being further operable in a non-transmissive condition whereat at least a portion of the second display device visually obstructs only a subset of the plurality of symbol-bearing reels, the subset including at least one but less than all of the plurality of symbol-bearing reels; and one or more controllers configured to control the first and second display devices to: display the plurality of symbol-bearing reels of the first display device spinning and stopping to reveal a plurality of symbols associated with an outcome of the wagering game; switch the second display device from the transmissive condition to the non-transmissive condition such that the portion of the second display device visually obstructs only the subset of the plurality of symbol-bearing reels of the first display device; display on the portion of the second display device at least one symbol-bearing reel image having symbol images associated with outcomes of the wagering game; and display the at least one symbol-bearing reel image spinning and stopping to reveal a plurality of symbol images such that the symbols of the visually obstructed subset of the plurality of symbol-bearing reels are replaced with the symbol images.