Patent ID: 8414373

Claim:
A computerized handheld wagering game device configured to connect to an audio chair on which a player holding the handheld game device sits, the audio chair including one or more audio speakers and a wireless controller configured to wirelessly receive game sounds for playback via the one or more audio speakers, the handheld game device comprising: a wireless communication interface; at least one input device; at least one display device; one or more processors; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the handheld game device to: wirelessly connect to the audio chair via the wireless communication interface; receive, in response to an input via the input device, a wager to initiate a wagering game; display, on the display device, the wagering game; and while displaying the wagering game on the display device, wirelessly convey one or more game sounds to the wireless controller of the audio chair for playback via the one or more speakers to the player.