Gaming machine with interchangeable reel display arrangement
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1. A slot machine comprising:
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a plurality of physical symbol-bearing reels mounted in the housing; and
a display arrangement positioned in front of the reels and interchangeable in the same housing between at least two of the following;
(i) a display panel without an interior cavity, (ii) a light-guiding panel having an illuminated interior, and (iii) a transmissive video display.
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Abstract
A slot machine comprises a housing, a plurality of physical symbol-bearing reels mounted in the housing, and a display arrangement positioned in front of the reels and interchangeable in the same housing between at least two of the following: (i) a display panel without an interior cavity, (ii) a light-guiding panel having an illuminated interior, and (iii) a transmissive video display.
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1. A slot machine comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of physical symbol-bearing reels mounted in the housing; and
a display arrangement positioned in front of the reels and interchangeable in the same housing between at least two of the following;
(i) a display panel without an interior cavity, (ii) a light-guiding panel having an illuminated interior, and (iii) a transmissive video display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An interchangeable reel display arrangement for a slot machine, the slot machine including a housing and a plurality of physical symbol-bearing reels mounted in the housing, the display arrangement being positioned in front of the reels and interchangeable in the same housing between at least two of the following:
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(i) a display panel without an interior cavity, (ii) a light-guiding panel having an illuminated interior, and (iii) a transmissive video display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of modifying a slot machine, the slot machine including a housing, a plurality of physical symbol-bearing reels mounted in the housing, and a display arrangement positioned in front of the reels and selected from a group of arrangement types consisting of (i) a display panel without an interior cavity, (ii) a light-guiding panel having an illuminated interior, and (iii) a transmissive video display, the method comprising:
replacing, in the same housing, the display arrangement with another display arrangement of a different arrangement type in said group of arrangement types. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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