GAMING SYSTEM HAVING DISPLAY DEVICE WITH CHANGEABLE WHEEL
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- a housing;
at least one input device supported by the housing;
at least one display device including a display screen supported by the housing and a rotatable mechanical wheel supported by the housing which is;
(i) positioned behind the display screen, and(ii) aligned with the display screen such that a plurality of lines of sight extend through the display screen and such that the mechanical wheel can be seen through the display screen; and
at least one processor programmed to operate with the display screen and the mechanical wheel to;
(a) cause the display screen to display a plurality of game functional images each in alignment with one of a plurality of different sections of the mechanical wheel to create a combined unified visible image of the game functional images and the mechanical wheel,(b) simultaneously cause the mechanical wheel and the displayed game functional images to rotate at a same rate such that the game functional images maintain alignment with the respective different sections during said synchronized rotation,(c) after said synchronized rotation, cause an indication of one of the game functional images in alignment with its respective section of the mechanical wheel, and(d) cause an award to be provided to a player based on the indicated game functional image.
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Abstract
A gaming device having a display device including one or more display screens and a blank physical mechanical rotatable wheel mounted behind the display screen(s). Each display screen is capable of showing one or more images in a coordinated manner with the blank mechanical wheel. The display device is particularly suited for a server based gaming environment as discussed below, where the symbols on the mechanical wheel may need to be different for different games caused to be displayed by a central server.
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a housing; at least one input device supported by the housing; at least one display device including a display screen supported by the housing and a rotatable mechanical wheel supported by the housing which is; (i) positioned behind the display screen, and (ii) aligned with the display screen such that a plurality of lines of sight extend through the display screen and such that the mechanical wheel can be seen through the display screen; and at least one processor programmed to operate with the display screen and the mechanical wheel to; (a) cause the display screen to display a plurality of game functional images each in alignment with one of a plurality of different sections of the mechanical wheel to create a combined unified visible image of the game functional images and the mechanical wheel, (b) simultaneously cause the mechanical wheel and the displayed game functional images to rotate at a same rate such that the game functional images maintain alignment with the respective different sections during said synchronized rotation, (c) after said synchronized rotation, cause an indication of one of the game functional images in alignment with its respective section of the mechanical wheel, and (d) cause an award to be provided to a player based on the indicated game functional image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming device comprising:
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a housing; at least one input device supported by the housing; at least one display device supported by the housing, the display device including; (i) a plurality of display screens supported by the housing, wherein each display screen is positioned a predetermined distance from each other, and (ii) a rotatable mechanical wheel supported by the housing, positioned behind the plurality of display screens, and aligned with the plurality of display screens such that a plurality of lines of sight extend through the display screens and such that the mechanical wheel can be seen through the plurality of display screens; and at least one processor programmed to operate with the plurality of display screens and the mechanical wheel to; (a) cause at least one of the display screens located to display a plurality of symbols each in alignment with one of a plurality sections of the mechanical wheel, (b) simultaneously cause the mechanical wheel and displayed symbols to rotate at a same rate such that the symbols maintain alignment with the respective different sections during said synchronized rotation, (c) after said synchronized rotation, cause an indication of one of the symbols in alignment with its respective section of the mechanical wheel, and (d) cause an award to be provided to a player based on the indicated symbol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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