Patent ID: 8210944

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a housing; at least one input device supported by the housing; at least one display device including a display screen supported by the housing and a rotatable mechanical wheel supported by the housing which is: (i) positioned behind the display screen, and (ii) aligned with the display screen such that a plurality of lines of sight extend through the display screen and such that the mechanical wheel can be seen through the display screen; and at least one processor programmed to operate with the display screen and the mechanical wheel to: (a) cause the display screen to display a plurality of game functional images each in alignment with one of a plurality of different sections of the mechanical wheel to create a combined unified visible image of the game functional images and the mechanical wheel, (b) simultaneously cause the mechanical wheel and the displayed game functional images to rotate at a same rate such that the game functional images maintain alignment with the respective different sections during said synchronized rotation, (c) after said synchronized rotation, cause an indication of one of the game functional images in alignment with its respective section of the mechanical wheel, and (d) cause an award to be provided to a player based on the indicated game functional image.