Gaming machine having a display and speaker system with light piping material

A self-contained display system for a gaming machine, the self-contained display system comprising:

• one or more processors that execute a game and generate displayable game information;
• a piece of curved material approximating a radius of curvature similar to a mechanical reel, the curved material being transparent and having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• a display system for displaying, via at least one of the one or more processors, images of one or more reels on the curved material;
• one or more mirrors positioned between the piece of curved material and the display system, the mirrors reflecting the image of the one or more reels on the curved material;
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• a light piping material having one or more segments positioned in front of the curved transparent material, wherein the light piping material has one or more grooves that glow when illuminated.

A display system for a gaming machine, the display system comprising:

• a transparent material having an outer surface and an inner surface;
• a light piping material having an outer surface, an inner surface, one or more grooves that glow when illuminated, and one or more windows, wherein the light piping material is positioned behind the transparent material;
• a reflective material permanently or removably fixed to one or more surfaces or edges of the light piping material;
• one or more processors that execute a game and generate displayable game information;
• one or more displays positioned adjacent to the light piping material;
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• a game of chance or skill displayed, via at least one of the one or more processors, through the transparent material and the light piping material.

A speaker system for a gaming machine that presents a game of skill or chance, the speaker system comprising:

• a housing;
• one or more speakers disposed within the housing;
• a light piping material positioned in front of the one or more speakers, wherein the light piping material has one or more grooves that glow when illuminated;
• a reflective material permanently or removably fixed to one or more surfaces or edges of the light piping material;
• a circuit for controlling the one or more displays, the circuit including one or more processors that execute a game and generate displayable game information;
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• one or more displays positioned adjacent to the light piping material or in one or more grooves of the light piping material such that light emitted from the one or more displays during game play, via at least one of the one or more processors, is refracted through the light piping material onto the one or more speakers.