Presenting content in wagering game systems

A wagering game machine comprising:

• a media presentation unit configured to subscribe a first browser and a second browser of the wagering game machine to a communication channel also subscribed to by a first browser and a second browser of one or more additional wagering game machines, and configured to
• present media for a wagering game in the first browser of the wagering game machine;
• determine game results associated with the wagering game being presented in the first browser of the first wagering game machine;
• and
• an event management unit configured to determine that the game results associated with the wagering game trigger a presentation of a bonus game in the second browser of the first wagering game machine and in the second browser of the one or more additional wagering game machines, and configured to
• provide a bonus trigger notification message to the second browser of the first wagering game machine and to the second browser of the one or more additional wagering game machines via the second communication channel to coordinate the presentation of a first portion of a single instance of the bonus game in the second browser of the first wagering game machine and a different portion of the single instance of the bonus game in the second browser of each of the one or more additional wagering game machines.

An apparatus for managing communications between a plurality of wagering game machines in a network to coordinate presentation of media between a plurality of browsers of the plurality of wagering game machines, the apparatus comprising:

• means for detecting subscription requests for a communication channel from a plurality of browsers of a plurality of wagering game machines;
• means for granting the subscription requests for the communication channel;
• means for detecting a game event trigger notification message from one of the plurality of browsers of a first wagering game machine of the plurality of wagering game machines;
• and
• means for broadcasting the game event trigger notification message received from the first wagering game machine to the plurality of browsers of the plurality of wagering game machines to coordinate a media presentation of game-related content in at least one of the browsers of each of the plurality of wagering game machines.

A computer-implemented method for coordinating presentation of media in a plurality of browsers of a plurality of wagering game machines of a communications network, the method comprising:

• subscribing a first browser and a second browser of a first wagering game machine to a communication channel also subscribed to by a first browser and a second browser of one or more additional wagering game machines, the communication channel being managed by a server of the communications network;
• presenting media for a wagering game in the first browser of the first wagering game machine;
• determining game results associated with the wagering game being presented in the first browser of the first wagering game machine;
• determining that the game results associated with the wagering game trigger a media presentation of game-related content in the second browser of the first wagering game machine and the second browser of the one or more additional wagering game machines;
• and
• providing a trigger notification message to the second browser of the first wagering game machine and the second browser of the one or more additional wagering game machines via the communication channel to cause the second browser of the first wagering game machine and the second browser of the one or more additional wagering game machines to present media for the game-related content.

One or more machine-readable storage media, having instructions stored therein, which, when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:

• subscribing a first browser and a second browser of a wagering game machine to a remote shared object managed by a server of a communication network to establish a communication channel for the first and second browsers of the wagering game machine;
• presenting media for a wagering game in the first browser of the wagering game machine;
• determining game results associated with the wagering game based on information received from the server;
• presenting media for the game results in the first browser of the wagering game machine;
• determining that the game results associated with the wagering game being presented on the first browser of the wagering game machine trigger a bonus game in the second browser of the wagering game machine;
• and
• providing a bonus trigger notification message to the second browser of the wagering game machine via the communication channel to cause the second browser of the wagering game machine to present media for the bonus game.