Patent ID: 8075384

Claim:
A wagering gaming device comprising: a housing; a video display device supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said input devices including a touch screen disposed in front of the video display device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the video display device, and the plurality of input devices including the touch screen, to: (i) receive a wager from a player; (ii) after receiving the wager, cause the video display device to display a plurality of video reels spinning and then cause the video display device to display the plurality of video reels stopped to display a randomly determined outcome; (iii) randomly determine a section of a plurality of different sections of a video wheel to indicate, said indication of said randomly determined section occurring after said video wheel moves, wherein a result is associated with the randomly determined section; (iv) cause the video display device to display instructions to the player to inform the player how the player is to actuate the touch screen to control a direction of movement of the video wheel from a plurality of different directions; (v) after the player actuates the touch screen to control the direction of movement of the video wheel, cause the video display device to display the video wheel moving and then cause the video display device to display the video wheel stopped to indicate the randomly determined section, wherein direction of the movement of the video wheel to indicate the randomly determined section is at least in part based on a determination of a direction at which the player actuates the touch screen; and (vi) provide the result associated with the randomly determined section to the player.