Multi-player, multi-touch table for use in wagering game systems
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- an electronic display device including a video display surface for presenting a wagering game, the video display surface including a plurality of areas associated with respective game functions of the wagering game;
a detection device configured to detect a portable device on the video display surface;
one or more controllers; and
one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more controllers, cause the gaming system to;
determine the area, of the plurality of areas, at which the detected portable device is positioned; and
execute the game function associated with the determined area.
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Abstract
A multi-player gaming system sensing multiple simultaneous contacts on a surface of a gaming table, differentiating contacts by different players. Privacy controls selectively display private information visible to only one of the players on or near the display surface of the gaming table. The gaming system also detects physical objects placed on the surface of the gaming table, causing wagering game functions or peripheral functions to be performed as a result of the placement of the object on the display surface.
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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an electronic display device including a video display surface for presenting a wagering game, the video display surface including a plurality of areas associated with respective game functions of the wagering game; a detection device configured to detect a portable device on the video display surface; one or more controllers; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more controllers, cause the gaming system to; determine the area, of the plurality of areas, at which the detected portable device is positioned; and execute the game function associated with the determined area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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presenting a wagering game on a video display surface, the video display surface including a plurality of areas associated with respective game functions of the wagering game; detecting, using a detection device, a portable device on the video display surface; determining, using one or more controllers, the area, of the plurality of areas, at which the detected portable device is positioned; and responsive to the determining, executing, using at least one of the one or more controllers, the game function associated with the area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more physical machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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presenting a wagering game on a video display surface, the video display surface including a plurality of areas associated with respective game functions of the wagering game; detecting, using a detection device, a portable device on the video display surface; determining, using one or more controllers, the area, of the plurality of areas, at which the detected portable device is positioned; and responsive to the determining, executing, using at least one of the one or more controllers, the game function associated with the area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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