Gaming machines, systems, and methods with configurable button deck including a dynamic low profile pushbutton assembly

A gaming machine comprising:

• a game interface comprising:
• a video display having a front surface and a first outer periphery, the video display at least partly provided with an insulator and a capacitive touch sensitive element within the first outer periphery, each of the insulator, the front surface, and the capacitive touch sensitive element including an opening extending therethrough;
• and
• at least one mechanical pushbutton received within the opening and mounted in a spaced relation from the front surface, the at least one mechanical pushbutton including a top surface and a second outer periphery defining a corresponding pushbutton area within,
• wherein the top surface and the pushbutton area are located entirely within the video display;
• and
• a game controller connected to the video display and to the at least one mechanical pushbutton, the game controller configured to generate a desired display including at least one viewing window external to the at least one mechanical pushbutton.