Patent ID: 7780527

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one processor, the at least one processor comprising a processor programmed to carry out a game on a main display; a main display for displaying the game; a display screen, separate from the main display, for electronically displaying one or more player input icons for controlling the game, one or more of the icons being electronically changeable pursuant to commands from the at least one processor, wherein the display screen comprises a touch-sensitive layer; and an actuator having displayed within the boundaries of the actuator by the display screen a player input icon to control the game, the actuator being associated with only a single selection option presented to a player, represented by the icon, the actuator having a top surface displaying the icon that is moved in a direction normal to the top surface, by a player's own power, when the actuator is pressed by the player when actuating the actuator, wherein the actuator is resiliently urged upward and provides tactile feedback to a player's finger when pressed by the player, the physical movement of the actuator when pressed by the player providing the only tactile feedback to the player from pressing the actuator, the actuator, when pressed by a player, causing the touch-sensitive layer on the display screen to create control signals to be generated for carrying out a function associated with the player input icon displayed within the boundaries of the actuator.