MULTI-PLAYER ELECTRONIC GAMING SYSTEM ALLOWING PLAYERS TO PLAY INDIVIDUAL GAMES OR COMMUNITY GAME

摘要

A large touch screen gaming table is disclosed that may accomodate, forexample,four players. Each player creates a bank of credits at the table and plays acommunity gameindependently of other players. In one game, various icons are continuouslydisplayed, andthe icons display various wager amounts. Any player may simultaneous touch anicon of anywager and touch a player-active button, and the selected icon reveals a hiddenprize creditedto that player. In one embodiment, the game is continuous in that the iconsare replenishedafter being selected. The players may play at any speed and in any order. Thewagers maybe very small and the prizes are generally also small to encourage rapid play.Any player(s)that does not wish to participate in the community game may control the screento display avariety of individual games on a screen segment.