Wide screen gaming apparatus
First Claim
1. A gaming device comprising:
- a display support structure including a front side and a back side, the front side including an inwardly curved, non-planar section having a top end and a bottom end;
a display screen attached to the front side of the display support structure so a bottom half of the display screen is vertically positioned between the top end and the bottom end of the inwardly-curved, non-planar section of the front side of the display support structure;
a control panel supported by the display support structure and positioned below a midpoint of the display screen, the control panel including a plurality of actuatable buttons that enable play of a wager-based game;
a currency acceptor supported by the display support structure; and
a controller communicatively connected to the display screen, the control panel, and the currency acceptor and programmed to, responsive to receipt of a wager input via one of the buttons of the control panel, determine and display an outcome of a play of the wager-based game.
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus includes a display unit and has a display support structure that extends substantially vertically from a horizontal support base. The display unit includes a flat-panel display screen having a width (W) and a height (H) wherein W/H is at least 16/10 The display unit is rotatable about a horizontal axis located in a plane substantially parallel to the display screen wherein, a player'"'"'s angle of viewing the display unit may be adjusted by vertical translation of the display unit on the display support structure, over a vertical range of motion, and by rotation of the display unit about the horizontal axis. A front face of the display structure presents, in a region proximate to the vertical range of motion, a concave side of a curved surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a display support structure including a front side and a back side, the front side including an inwardly curved, non-planar section having a top end and a bottom end; a display screen attached to the front side of the display support structure so a bottom half of the display screen is vertically positioned between the top end and the bottom end of the inwardly-curved, non-planar section of the front side of the display support structure; a control panel supported by the display support structure and positioned below a midpoint of the display screen, the control panel including a plurality of actuatable buttons that enable play of a wager-based game; a currency acceptor supported by the display support structure; and a controller communicatively connected to the display screen, the control panel, and the currency acceptor and programmed to, responsive to receipt of a wager input via one of the buttons of the control panel, determine and display an outcome of a play of the wager-based game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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