Patent ID: 8308561

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, comprising: a value input device; a display unit; a player control panel defining a curved surface, the curved surface centered around at least one axis; a touch screen, the touch screen conforming to the curved surface of the player control panel; and a controller operatively coupled to the value input device, the display unit, the player control panel, and the touch screen, the controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the controller being programmed to receive value input data via the value input device, the controller being programmed to cause the display unit to generate a game display, the controller being programmed to select one of a plurality of player input displays, the controller being programmed to receive player input data associated with the selected one of the plurality of player input displays via the touch screen, the controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of the game.