Patent ID: 8113517

Claim:
A gaming chair for use with a gaming machine that conducts a wagering game, the chair comprising: a seat; a back extending upward from the seat; a footrest; an illuminated image display for displaying an image, the illuminated image display being positioned on the back; and a tactile device, including a motion device, and one or more heating or cooling devices, the motion device and the one or more heating or cooling devices configured to provide a tactile sensation via the seat, the back, or the footrest according to at least one of (i) an event occurring in the wagering game or (ii) player input through an input device, wherein the motion device includes a plurality of motion arms for vertically moving or tilting the seat, the back, and the footrest, each of the motion arms having an end supporting the seat; and wherein the one of more heating or cooling devices are positioned below the seat cushion or behind the back cushion and are configured to provide temperature alteration to the gaming chair as a result of radiant energy transferring directly through the seat or back.