Gaming machine with belly located media dispenser
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1. A gaming machine component configuration comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a housing having a front and a door located at said front, said cabinet having a top portion, a console portion below said top portion, and a belly portion below said console portion;
one or more player input devices associated with said console portion;
a currency acceptor, said currency acceptor having a currency box, at least a portion of said currency box located in said belly portion of said cabinet; and
a media dispenser, said media dispenser located in said belly portion of said cabinet, wherein at least a portion of said media dispenser is located in front of said currency box of said currency acceptor.
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Abstract
A gaming machine has a media dispenser, such as a ticket printer. The media dispenser is located in a belly portion of the gaming machine below a console portion. The media dispenser may be located in front of a cabinet portion of the gaming machine and behind a door thereof. The media dispenser preferably extends horizontally through the gaming machine. A portion of the media dispenser may be located in front of a currency box of a currency acceptor of the machine. The location of the media dispenser simplifies the configuration of the gaming machine as well as access to the media dispenser.
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19 Claims
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1. A gaming machine component configuration comprising:
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a cabinet comprising a housing having a front and a door located at said front, said cabinet having a top portion, a console portion below said top portion, and a belly portion below said console portion; one or more player input devices associated with said console portion; a currency acceptor, said currency acceptor having a currency box, at least a portion of said currency box located in said belly portion of said cabinet; and a media dispenser, said media dispenser located in said belly portion of said cabinet, wherein at least a portion of said media dispenser is located in front of said currency box of said currency acceptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming machine component configuration comprising:
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a cabinet comprising a housing having a front and a door located at said front, said cabinet having a top portion, a console portion below said top portion, and a belly portion below said console portion; at least one gaming controller configured to provide game information; at least one display located above said console portion of said cabinet;
said at least one display configured to present game information provided by said at least one gaming controller; anda media dispenser, said media dispenser located in said belly portion of said cabinet behind said door and forward of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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