Patent ID: 7883421

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, comprising: a housing; a transparent panel associated with said housing, wherein said transparent panel comprises an outside surface and an inside surface; a transparent film being disposed in said housing comprising a conductive coating; said coating facing and being disposed proximate to said inside surface and disposed to effectively reduce electromagnetic emissions through said transparent panel while allowing viewing through said transparent panel, film and coating into said gaming apparatus, said coating comprising a metal oxide selected from the group of metal oxides consisting of tin oxide, indium tin oxide and indium oxide, said coating having a visible light transmittance of greater than 75% and a surface resistance less than three hundred ohms per square; a metallic strip coupled to said coating and located at a perimeter of said coating, said metallic strip being electrically grounded; a value input device; a mechanically rotatable member disposed in said housing so that said mechanically rotatable member is visible to a player of said gaming apparatus through said transparent panel and said coating; a controller operatively coupled to said mechanically rotatable member and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of a game incorporating said mechanically rotatable member.