Gaming machine having secondary display for providing video content

A gaming machine comprising:

• a chassis defining a gaming machine interior region and a gaming machine exterior surface;
• a gaming machine controller for controlling the outcome of a primary game played on said gaming machine;
• a main display capable of presenting the outcome of the primary game play on the gaming machine;
• a secondary display, which is a flat panel display, provided on said gaming machine at a location disposed apart from said main display and displaying video content;
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• a secondary display support on which said secondary display is mounted, said secondary display support being attached to the gaming machine chassis by a hinge.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a chassis defining a gaming machine interior region and a gaming machine exterior surface;
• a gaming machine controller for controlling the outcome of a primary game played on said gaming machine;
• a main display capable of presenting the outcome of a primary game play on the gaming machine;
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• a secondary display, which is a flat panel display, displaying video content and provided in a top box portion of the gaming machine,
• wherein said top box portion is detachable from the gaming machine and is located above the main display portion of the gaming machine.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a chassis defining a gaming machine interior region and a gaming machine exterior surface;
• a gaming machine controller for controlling the outcome of a primary game played on said gaming machine;
• a main display capable of presenting the outcome of the primary game on the gaming machine;
• a secondary display, which is a flat panel display, provided on said gaming machine at a location disposed apart from said main display and displaying video content capable of presenting a secondary game;
• a player control mechanism on the chassis which, when actuated by a player, concurrently activates both the primary game displayed on the main display and the secondary game displayed on the secondary display, and wherein the outcome of the secondary game only on at least one of (i) the number of plays on the primary game and (ii) the outcome of those plays on the primary game;
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• a secondary display support on which said secondary display is mounted said secondary display support being attached to the gaming machine chassis by a hinge.

A gaming machine comprising:

• a chassis defining a gaming machine interior region and a gaming machine exterior surface;
• a gaming machine controller for controlling the outcome of a primary game played on said gaming machine;
• a main display capable of presenting the outcome of the primary game on the gaming machine;
• a secondary display, which is a flat panel display, provided on said gaming machine at a location disposed apart from said main display and displaying video content capable of presenting a secondary game;
• a player control mechanism on the chassis which, when actuated by a player, plays both the primary game displayed on the main display and the secondary game displayed on the secondary display, and wherein the outcome of the secondary game depends only on at least one of (i) the number of plays on the primary game and (ii) the outcome of those plays on the primary games;
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• a secondary display support on which said secondary display is mounted, said secondary display support being attached to the gaming machine chassis by a hinge.

A method of displaying video content on a gaming machine having (i) a main display capable of presenting the outcome of a primary game play on the gaming machine and (ii) a secondary display, which is a flat panel display mounted on a secondary display support, provided on said gaming machine at a location disposed apart from said main display, the method comprising:

• displaying video content to a gaming machine player on the secondary display;
• in response to a player initiating a play on the gaming machine, presenting the outcome of the play on the main display of the gaming machine;
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• moving said secondary display support from an operating position in which at least a portion of the gaming machine interior is blocked to a maintenance position in which said portion is accessible.