Patent ID: 7699316

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: (A) a plurality of display objects; (B) a container configured to hold the plurality of display objects wherein at least a portion of the container is sufficiently transparent to allow a player to view contents of the container; (C) an agitator configured to agitate the plurality of display objects; (D) a plurality of prize objects; (E) at least one prize object holder configured to hold the prize objects in an individually controlled manner; (F) a plurality of prize object displays located inside of the container and configured to receive at least one prize object from the at least one prize object holder; (G) a controller in communication with the at least one prize object holder wherein the controller is configured to select at least one prize object from the plurality of prize objects and cause the selected prize object to be displayed in at least one of the prize object displays; and (H) a plurality of game apparatus in communication with the controller wherein each game apparatus is associated with at least one prize object display of the plurality of prize object displays.