Configuring and controlling wagering game presentations

One or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• presenting a first content in a presentation area of a presentation template according to first presentation requirements;
• receiving a request to present a second content according to second presentation requirements;
• determining that an additional presentation area of the presentation template can present the second content according to the second presentation requirements;
• determining that the additional presentation area of the presentation template is available to present the second content;
• and
• presenting the second content in the additional presentation area of the presentation template.

A system comprising:

• a template configuration server comprising,
• a template configuration controller configured to
• position one or more fixed presentation areas on one or more presentation templates used to present content on a wagering game machine,
• associate display configuration settings with the one or more fixed presentation areas, wherein the display configurations settings are configured to present content in the one or more fixed presentation areas with fixed display characteristics, and
• provide the one or more presentation templates to the wagering game machine;
• and
• a wagering game machine comprising;
• a template store configured to store the one or more presentation templates,
• an application controller configured to
• determine content from one or more content sources accessible to the wagering game machine, and
• determine presentation requirements for the content, and
• a template controller configured to
• determine at least one of the one or more presentation templates that can present the content in accordance with the presentation requirements;
• determine at least one of the one or more fixed presentation areas whose display configuration settings match the presentation requirements;
• and
• present the content in the at least one of the one or more fixed presentation areas according to the display configuration settings.

An apparatus comprising:

• a template coordination module configured to,
• receive a request to present a first content with first presentation requirements,
• receive a request to present a second content with second presentation requirements,
• determine a first presentation template that can present the first content according to the first presentation requirements, but not the second content according to the second presentation requirements,
• determine a second presentation template that can present the second content according to the second presentation requirements, but not the first content according to the first presentation requirements
• determine the priorities of the first content and the second content according to presentation priority rules;
• and
• select either the first presentation template or the second presentation template according to the priorities of the first content and the second content indicated by the presentation priority rules.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for presenting a first content using a first presentation template according to first presentation requirements;
• means for receiving a request to present a second content according to second presentation requirements;
• means for determining that the first presentation template cannot present the second content according to the second presentation requirements;
• means for determining a second presentation template that can present the first content and the second content in separate presentation areas according to the first presentation requirements the second presentation requirements;
• means for activating the second presentation template in place of the first presentation template;
• and
• means for presenting the first content and the second content in the separate presentation areas of the second presentation template.