Abstract: A gaming machine with an improved game display is disclosed. An extendable display is hidden by an obstruction until an event occurs in the game play that causes the extendable display to extend from behind the obstruction into the player's field of vision. The extendable display shows indicium related to the game play such as the award credits, multipliers, game terminators, additional picks, or any other type of player information. Multiple extendable displays may be hidden behind a single obstruction and selected for display by the gaming machine's CPU, the player, or a combination of the player and the gaming machine's CPU.