An improved gaming machine having a touch screen applied to an outer face
of a CRT display and a limited number of push-button actuators. Either the
touch screen or the push-button actuators can be used for controlling play
as well as selecting one of several games that can be played on the
machine. By using a touch screen on the video display device, the player
of the game of the machine can use either the touch screen or the
push-button actuators to change the playable game elements, such as
discarding and drawing new cards when playing poker. The touch screen and
associated electronics are arranged and programmed so that multiple touch
fields are defined on the surface of the screen, which, by manually
touching, can be used for playing games, such as keno, which require more
actuators than there are push buttons on the machine. The touch fields on
the touch screen are identified by generating appropriately located
instruction images on the CRT display, which are visible through the
transparent touch screen. The touch screen is directly applied; e.g.
bonded, to the CRT screen.