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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2020
Video Gaming Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
William Douglas Lamb, Eagleville, TN (US);
Daniel William Rice, Thompson Station, TN (US);
Victor Brent McClearen, Cookeville, TN (US);
Charles Stanley Curbbun, Encinitas, CA (US);
Arvin Grande Abadilla, Encinitas, CA (US);
Matthew Kranz, Encinitas, CA (US);
Julian Groeli, San Diego, CA (US);
Blake Chuanlun Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Jin Chen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
William John Leach, San Diego, CA (US);
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine includes a base, a columnar pedestal extending vertically from the base, and a button deck adjustably coupled to the pedestal. The button deck includes an upper surface including a transparent touchscreen element, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a button deck body extending therebetween. At least one of the lower surface and the body include one or more transparent display elements, the one or more transparent display elements are configured to generate images of gaming machine control actuators viewable on the upper surface. The transparent touchscreen element is configured to receive touches and gestures indicating control inputs. The gaming machine also includes a player tracking card reader positioned within the button deck and accessible through a slot in a front edge of the button deck, the player tracking card reader communicatively coupled to a player tracking display area of the gaming machine.