Patent ID: 7179169

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit that is capable of generating video images; a value input device; a controller operatively coupled to said display unit 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, said controller being programmed to cause a first display portion representing a game to be generated on said display unit, said first display portion representing one of the following games: video poker, video blackjack, video slots, video keno or video bingo, said first display portion comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker, said first display portion comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, said first display portion comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack, said first display portion comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno, said first display portion comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo, said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game, said controller being programmed to cause a second display portion representing an image of a rotating wheel to be generated, said rotating wheel image having a section with a symbol image disposed thereon, said section of said rotating wheel rotating angularly about an axis of said rotating wheel; and said controller being programmed to cause said symbol image to generally maintain an orientation relative to a plane perpendicular to said axis while changing its orientation relative to said section of said rotating wheel as said section of said rotating wheel rotates angularly about said axis.