A system, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed that comprise receiving, from one or more client terminals, two or more purchase requests, wherein each of the purchase requests identifies a wager for one or more multi-player games. The optical waveguide when fitted with a compliant surface overlay provides superior sensing performance, as well as other benefits and features. After a product has been dispensed from a dispensing location, a visual image is obtained of the next product at the dispensing location. The leads can be routed according to the requirements of each specific IC die which they support and therefore can support both a single die and multiple die in the semiconductor package. The worm gear preferably has a high lead angle and a high number of leads.