Electronic gaming machine archway with overhead display devices

An electronic gaming system comprising:

• a first electronic gaming machine (EGM) including a first display device;
• a second EGM including a second display device, the second EGM spaced apart from and opposing the first EGM;
• and
• an overhead display portion including a third display device, the overhead display portion extending overhead between the first display device of the first EGM and the second display device of the second EGM, whereby the first display device, the second display device, and the third display device form at least a portion of an archway that players are able to enter under;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory device configured to store computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to at least:
• control the first display device, the second display device, and the third display device to display a graphic that moves between at least two of the first display device, the second display device, and the third display device, whereby the graphic appears to traverse at least a portion of the archway.

An electronic gaming machine (EGM) archway, the EGM archway comprising:

• a first EGM receptacle configured to receive a first EGM;
• a second EGM receptacle configured to receive a second EGM, the second EGM receptacle spaced apart from and opposing the first EGM receptacle;
• and
• an overhead display portion including an overhead display device, the overhead display portion configured to be positioned overhead between the first EGM receptacle and the second EGM receptacle, whereby the first EGM receptacle, the second EGM receptacle, and the overhead display device form at least a portion of the EGM archway.