Patent ID: 8277319

Claim:
A communication interface for a first gaming system having a main display and a main processor that is arranged to use the main display to visually depict a game of chance to a player, said communication interface comprising: a secondary display that is separate from said main display; at least one data port configured to facilitate communication within said first gaming system, to bypass polling to directly communicate data between said first gaming system and at least one of a server, a database, and a second gaming system external to said first gaming system, to bypass polling to directly transmit data from said first gaming system to at least one of the server, the database, and the second gaming system, and to receive data from at least one of the server, the database, and the second gaming system for use at said first gaming system; and a secondary processor that is separate from said main processor, the secondary processor being configured to process said data communicated at said first gaming system for at least one of communication and execution by said first gaming system, the secondary processor being further configured to selectively choose between the main display and the secondary display to deliver video content to the player, wherein the video content is at least partially based on said data communicated at said first gaming system, and wherein the video content is unrelated to games provided on said gaming system.