Patent ID: 8147316

Claim:
A multi-player gaming system comprising: at least one input device for receiving a wager initiating a wagering game, the wagering game including one or more randomly selected game outcomes; a display surface displaying images associated with the wagering game; a first identification device associated with a first player; a second identification device associated with a second player; a contact sensing device positioned adjacent to the display surface, the contact sensing device detecting first contact data when the first player contacts the display surface during the wagering game and associating the first contact data with the first player, the contact sensing device detecting second contact data when the second player contacts the display surface and associating the second contact data with the second player, and the contact sensing device transmitting the detected first and second contact data to the first and second identification devices, respectively; and a controller in communication with the first and second identification devices and the display surface, the controller being programmed to: receive the detected first and second contact data from the respective identification devices, and determine a first wagering-game function and a second wagering-game function of a plurality of known functions, the first and second wagering-game functions corresponding to the first and second contact data, respectively; execute, during the wagering game, the first wagering-game function associated with the first player; and execute, during the wagering game, the second wagering-game function associated with the second player.