Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for providing an enhanced game play experience via enabling a player to engage in game play on a primary portion of a display while simultaneously receiving separate, unassociated media displayed on at least one secondary portion of the display.

Abstract: The disclosed system and method provide a dynamic and scalable gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are connected to a network switch. The gaming switch has two sets of data ports configured into two virtual local area networks (VLANs). The gaming machines are connected through their network interfaces to a first set of data ports of the network switch to form a first VLAN. The gaming machines are connected through their serial interfaces and serial-to-network adapters to a second set of data ports of the network switch to form a second VLAN. The gaming machines are configured to communicate with devices external to the gaming network through their network interfaces. The gaming machines are configured to communicate with each other through their serial interfaces. External and internal communications within the gaming network are segregated both at the device and network levels.

Abstract: A gaming property may host a tournament having a tournament duration. Tournament games having timed tournament sessions shorter than the tournament duration may be played on the gaming property, and the tournament scores achieved in the tournament games may be compared. A winning player of the tournament may then be chosen based on the comparison.

Abstract: A multiple needle skip-stitch tufting machine in which each needle bar is provided with a needle foot member supporting a pair of needles. Each foot member includes a pair of arms, each arm supporting a needle in such a manner that the arms of the foot member of one needle bar interdigitate with the arms of the foot member of an adjacent needle bar to provide a relatively narrow gauge machine in which the skip-stitching is formed in pairs of tufted rows, and a row in one pair may be stitched between an adjacent pair of rows.