A gaming system comprising: a gaming table comprising: a fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) that comprises a plurality of optical glass fibers arranged to run perpendicular to the surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) for transmitting light between the top surface and bottom surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510); a projector (120; 550) configured to project images onto said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) creating a player interface; an image capturing device (130; 560) for capturing fingerprint data associated with touch interactions with said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510); and means for communicating with a memory having stored fingerprint data, wherein fingerprint data acquired by said image capturing device is compared to stored fingerprint data and being used for interaction with the player interface; and wherein said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) acts to diffuse and reflect light for purposes of projecting information and scanning fingerprint data, respectively; and wherein both the projector (120; 550) and image capturing device (130; 560) are below and directed to the bottom surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510). a gaming table comprising: a fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) that comprises a plurality of optical glass fibers arranged to run perpendicular to the surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) for transmitting light between the top surface and bottom surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510); a projector (120; 550) configured to project images onto said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) creating a player interface; an image capturing device (130; 560) for capturing fingerprint data associated with touch interactions with said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510); and means for communicating with a memory having stored fingerprint data, wherein fingerprint data acquired by said image capturing device is compared to stored fingerprint data and being used for interaction with the player interface; and wherein said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) acts to diffuse and reflect light for purposes of projecting information and scanning fingerprint data, respectively; and wherein both the projector (120; 550) and image capturing device (130; 560) are below and directed to the bottom surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510). a fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) that comprises a plurality of optical glass fibers arranged to run perpendicular to the surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) for transmitting light between the top surface and bottom surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510); a projector (120; 550) configured to project images onto said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) creating a player interface; an image capturing device (130; 560) for capturing fingerprint data associated with touch interactions with said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510); and means for communicating with a memory having stored fingerprint data, wherein fingerprint data acquired by said image capturing device is compared to stored fingerprint data and being used for interaction with the player interface; and wherein said fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510) acts to diffuse and reflect light for purposes of projecting information and scanning fingerprint data, respectively; and wherein both the projector (120; 550) and image capturing device (130; 560) are below and directed to the bottom surface of the fiber optic plate (110; 205; 510).