Patent ID: 8272952

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a wager input device; a display for displaying a primary wagering game; a touch screen overlying at least a portion of the display; and a controller operative to: (i) cause the display to display at least one soft key having an activated state in which the at least one soft key is overlying and at least partially concealing a first portion of the display corresponding to a symbol position utilized to display a game symbol in an outcome of the primary wagering game; (ii) cause the display to display a play of the primary wagering game; and (iii) during the play of the primary wagering game, cause the display to alter a display of the at least one soft key to reveal, in a deactivated state of the at least one soft key, the symbol position and game symbol associated with the game symbol position, such deactivated state occurring during play of the primary wagering game and ending upon conclusion of the play of the primary wagering game, wherein the altered display of the soft key is selected from the group consisting of a change in the translucence of at least a portion of the soft key, at least a portion of the soft key being made transparent, a reduction in size of the soft key, and a moving or relocation the soft key on the display.