Patent ID: 8678923

Claim:
A gaming system for playing a wagering game, the gaming system comprising: at least one input device configured to receive an indication of a wager to play the wagering game; at least one display configured to display an outcome of the wagering game, the outcome being randomly determined from a plurality of wagering game outcomes; a gaming chair including a base portion, a seat portion, and a backrest portion, the seat portion and the backrest portion being supported by the base portion; at least one actuator operatively attached to the gaming chair, the at least one actuator being operable, in response to events in the wagering game, to selectively reposition at least one of the portions of the gaming chair within a first range of motion; at least one sensing device operable to detect a position of a player relative to the gaming chair; and at least one controller in operative communication with the at least one actuator and the at least one sensing device, the at least one controller being configured to reduce the first range of motion to a second range of motion within which the at least one actuator can reposition the at least one of the portions of the gaming chair during play of the wagering game based, at least in part, upon the position of the player as detected by the at least one sensing device.