Gaming system having movable display dividers
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- a wager input device;
a display for displaying at least a portion of a wagering game;
a divider overlying the display and dividing the display into at least a first display region for displaying a first aspect of the wagering game and a second display region for displaying a second aspect of the wagering game;
an actuator coupled to the divider, the actuator configured to move the divider relative to the display independent of direct manual manipulation of the divider by a user; and
a controller operative, in response to a gaming-related triggering event, to cause the actuator to move the divider from a first position to a second position and thereby alter the size of at least the first display region.
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Abstract
A gaming system comprises a wager input device, a display for displaying at least a portion of a wagering game, and a divider overlying the display and dividing the display into at least a first display region and a second display region. An actuator is coupled to the divider, the actuator for moving the divider relative to the display. The system includes a controller operative, in response to a triggering event, to cause the actuator to move the divider from a first position to a second position and thereby alter the size of at least the first display region.
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28 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a wager input device; a display for displaying at least a portion of a wagering game; a divider overlying the display and dividing the display into at least a first display region for displaying a first aspect of the wagering game and a second display region for displaying a second aspect of the wagering game; an actuator coupled to the divider, the actuator configured to move the divider relative to the display independent of direct manual manipulation of the divider by a user; and a controller operative, in response to a gaming-related triggering event, to cause the actuator to move the divider from a first position to a second position and thereby alter the size of at least the first display region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a wagering game comprising:
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receiving a wager; displaying a wagering game on a display; dividing the display into a first display region and a second display region with a divider overlying the display, the first display region for displaying a first aspect of the wagering game and the second display region for displaying a second aspect of the wagering game; and in response to a gaming event, moving the divider independent of direct manual manipulation of the divider by a user from a first position to a second position via an actuator coupled to the divider, thereby altering the size of at least the first display region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A gaming system comprising:
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a wager input device; a display for displaying at least a portion of a wagering game; a divider overlying the display and dividing the display into at least a first display region for displaying a first aspect of the wagering game and a second display region for displaying a second aspect of the wagering game; an actuator, coupled to the divider, configured in response to a gaming event to move the divider relative to the display from a first position to a second position to alter the size of at least the first display region, the moving of the divider being independent of direct manual manipulation of the divider by a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a wagering game, comprising:
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receiving a wager; displaying a wagering game on a display, the wagering game comprising a plurality of display elements; assigning a visual priority to each of the plurality of display elements; detecting movement from a first position to a second position of a divider overlying the display, the movement occurring in response to a gaming event and the divider moving independent of direct manual manipulation of the divider by a user; and in response to the movement of the divider, altering the graphical display of at least one of the plurality of display elements based at least in part on the visual priorities assigned to each of the plurality of display elements. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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