Patent ID: 8715061

Claim:
A method for operating a gaming system comprising: providing a substantially horizontal touch screen for access by a plurality of players around the touch screen; generating credits for the plurality of players to concurrently play a community game on the touch screen, wherein carrying out the community game comprises: concurrently displaying a plurality of icons on the screen to the plurality of players, each icon being associated with a particular wager amount, wherein the icons concurrently displayed are associated with a plurality of different wager amounts, and wherein at least some of the icons are associated with a hidden prize; receiving a first signal, by a processor, initiated by a first player among the plurality of players, that identifies that the first player is an active player; visually indicating on the touch screen that only the first player may touch one of the icons; receiving a second signal by the processor identifying a particular icon being touched; associating the icon being touched with the first player; deducting the wager amount associated with the icon touched by the first player from a bank of credits associated with the first player; and granting any award to the first player associated with the icon touched by the first player.