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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Vladimir I. Arezina, Chicago, IL (US);
Gilbert J. Q. Burak, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Benjamin T. Gomez, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
James V. Palermo, Chicago, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Gene Rigsby, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard T. Schwartz, Chicago, IL (US);
Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Timothy C. Loose, Chicago, IL (US);
Vladimir I. Arezina, Chicago, IL (US);
Gilbert J. Q. Burak, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Benjamin T. Gomez, Chicago, IL (US);
Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, IL (US);
James V. Palermo, Chicago, IL (US);
James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Gene Rigsby, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard T. Schwartz, Chicago, IL (US);
Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Timothy C. Loose, Chicago, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A multi-player gaming system sensing multiple simultaneous contacts on a surface of a gaming table, differentiating contacts by different players. Privacy controls selectively display private information visible to only one of the players on or near the display surface of the gaming table. The gaming system also detects physical objects placed on the surface of the gaming table, causing wagering game functions or peripheral functions to be performed as a result of the placement of the object on the display surface.