Flexible electroluminescent display for use with electronic gaming systems

An electroluminescent display comprising:

• a controller;
• an appliable backing;
• a graphics layer;
• a plurality of electroluminescent (EL) display elements disposed between the appliable backing and the graphics layer, each of the plurality of EL display elements defining an electroluminescent region, each electroluminescent region configured to back-illuminate at least a portion of the graphics layer;
• and
• at least one electrically conductive trace coupled between the controller and at least one EL display element of the plurality of EL display elements, the at least one electrically conductive trace configured to supply electrical power to the at least one EL display element in response to a control signal generated by the controller.

An electronic gaming system comprising:

• a display configured to display a wagering game;
• a player input interface configured to receive a player input;
• a credit input mechanism including at least one of a card reader, a ticket reader, a bill acceptor, and a coin input mechanism, the credit input mechanism configured to receive a credit wager, the credit wager initiating play of the wagering game;
• a game controller for controlling the wagering game;
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• a flexible electroluminescent display configured to be applied to a designated portion of the electronic gaming system, the flexible electroluminescent display including:
• an appliable backing;
• a graphics layer including a plurality of graphics regions, each graphics region of the plurality of graphics regions having an associated shape;
• and
• a plurality of electroluminescent (EL) display elements disposed between the appliable backing and the graphics layer, each EL display element of the plurality of EL display elements shaped to correspond to a shape of one of the plurality of graphics regions, the plurality of EL display elements configured to back-illuminate the plurality of graphics regions.

A method of manufacturing an electroluminescent display for use with an electronic gaming system, the method comprising:

• shaping an electroluminescent (EL) display element to correspond to a shape of a region to be illuminated, the region to be illuminated printed on a graphics layer of the electroluminescent display;
• electrically coupling the EL display element to at least one electrically conductive trace, the electrically conductive trace configured to be coupled to a controller;
• and
• laminating the EL display element and the at least one electrically conductive trace between the graphics layer and an appliable backing, the appliable backing configured to be applied to a surface of the electronic gaming system.