Push-button with integrated or adjacent moveable outcome indicator
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1. A push-button assembly for a gaming terminal implementing a wagering game, the push-button assembly comprising:
- a push-button actuated by a touch from a player of the wagering game; and
an outcome indicator integrated within the push-button assembly, the outcome indicator being configured to indicate a randomly selected outcome responsive to an output of an outcome from a wagering game processor to the push-button assembly,wherein the outcome indicator is a mechanical object disposed within the push-button and configured to move relative to the push-button to reveal the outcome for the mechanical object output by the wagering game processor.
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Abstract
A push-button assembly for a gaming terminal implementing a wagering game is provided. The push-button assembly has a push-button actuated by a touch from a player of the wagering game. An outcome indicator indicates a randomly selected outcome in response to the push-button being actuated.
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1. A push-button assembly for a gaming terminal implementing a wagering game, the push-button assembly comprising:
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a push-button actuated by a touch from a player of the wagering game; and an outcome indicator integrated within the push-button assembly, the outcome indicator being configured to indicate a randomly selected outcome responsive to an output of an outcome from a wagering game processor to the push-button assembly, wherein the outcome indicator is a mechanical object disposed within the push-button and configured to move relative to the push-button to reveal the outcome for the mechanical object output by the wagering game processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14)
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10. A method of utilizing a push-button assembly installed in a gaming terminal configured to implement a wagering game, the method comprising:
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receiving a player input via a push-button of the push-button assembly; processing the player input using a processor communicatively coupled to the push-button and operatively associated with the gaming terminal; outputting an outcome from the processor to the push-button; and indicating the outcome associated with the player input on a movable mechanical outcome indicator integral with the push-button assembly and disposed within the push-button. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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