Patent ID: 8663009
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine for playing a wagering game, the gaming machine comprising: a support structure; an input device configured to receive an input indicative of a wager to play the wagering game; a primary display device configured to display a plurality of symbol-bearing reels with symbols arranged in an array to indicate a randomly determined outcome of the wagering game; and a display interface device including a player-rotatable display interface and a rotational sensing device, the player-rotatable display interface comprising a transparent or semi-transparent annulus or cylindrical tube rotatably mounted to the support structure with the primary display device disposed at least partially inside the annulus or cylindrical tube, the annulus or cylindrical tube being configured to be manually rotated by a player touching and moving the annulus or cylindrical tube, the rotational sensing device being configured to detect rotation of the annulus or cylindrical tube, wherein the display interface device is operatively connected to the primary display device such that motion manually imparted to the annulus or cylindrical tube by the player, as detected by the rotational sensing device, affects movement of one or more of the symbol-bearing reels displayed via the primary display device.