Gaming machine with player scalable video-displayed game elements

Abstract

In accordance with the invention a player may change the size of or “scale” first game information which is displayed by one or more video displays of a wagering gaming machine relative to other displayed game information. In a preferred embodiment, the size of primary game information such as the images of playing cards or the like may be changed relative to secondary game information such as pay table, credit, and other information. The player may change the scale of displayed game information via player input, such as to a touch screen which overlays a displayed graphical slider. The size of the game information may change proportional to the distance of player input to the touch screen.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of scaling game information displayed by at least one video display of a gaming machine comprising:
 displaying game information via said at least one video display of said gaming machine, said game information comprising primary and secondary game information displayed in a first size; and   receiving input from a player via at least one input of said gaming machine, said input comprising input regarding a second size that said player desires a first portion of said displayed game information to be displayed in;   changing a size of said first portion of, but not all of, said displayed game information from said first size to said second size and displaying said first portion of said game information via said at least one video display in said second size while maintaining said remaining displayed game information in said first size.