Method and apparatus for outputting a message at a game machine

A method, comprising:

• determining a message;
• determining a first representation of the message and a second representation of the message;
• outputting the first representation of the message to a first player at a game machine;
• and
• outputting the second representation of the message to a second player at a game machine;
• wherein determining the first representation includes selecting a representation based upon an indication by the first player, and
• wherein determining the second representation includes selecting a representation based upon an indication by the second player.

A method, comprising:

• determining an occurrence of a trigger condition;
• identifying a message in a database of messages based on the trigger condition;
• identifying a game machine from among a plurality of game machines based on the message;
• suppressing output of the message until a second trigger condition is satisfied;
• and
• displaying the identified message in a partition on the identified game machine upon satisfaction of the second trigger condition,
• wherein the partition is a pop-up window, and
• wherein the identified message includes a feature recommendation.