Patent ID: 7736228

Claim:
A gaming apparatus comprising: (A) a housing, the housing defining a display area; (B) a plurality of immoveable display characters, the display characters being immoveably attached to the housing and configured to be displayed in the display area; (C) a plurality of moveable symbol displays configured to display at least one symbol, the moveable symbol displays being configured to be displayed in the display area; and (D) a controller in communication with the plurality of moveable symbol displays, the controller configured to: (a) random determine a game outcome; (b) cause at least one of the plurality of moveable symbol displays to move from a first position hidden from view of a player; and (c) cause the at least one of the plurality of moveable symbol display to stop in a second position in a view of the player, wherein when the at least one of the plurality of moveable symbol displays is stopped in the second position, at least one of the plurality of immoveable display characters provides background to the at least one of the plurality of moveable symbol displays and the at least one of the plurality of moveable symbol displays indicates at least part of the game outcome.