Patent ID: 8152631

Claim:
A method implemented by an electronic gaming machine (EGM), which permits wagering on games, for displaying video images comprising: transmitting a real-time video request to a server coupled to the EGM where the real-time video request is transmitted during the play of a first wagering game on the EGM, the real-time video request including information that specifies a corresponding one or more video images to be displayed during the play of the first wagering game; receiving real-time streaming video information from the server in response to the real-time video request; processing the real-time steaming video information to create the one or more video images related to the first wagering game; displaying the one or more video images on a screen of a video display of the EGM during the ongoing play of the first wagering game; and locally generating in the EGM a locally generated image that occupies a portion of the screen, wherein the processing further includes compositing in real-time the one or more video images with the locally generated image to produce a composite display on the screen such that at least portions of the one or more videos and the locally generated image are visible as a composite image simultaneously on the screen.