Patent ID: 11954964
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A pedestal-style electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising:
a pedestal;
an access door rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a first open position and a first closed position, wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior portion of the pedestal when the access door is in the first open position;
a bill validator located in the interior portion of the pedestal, wherein the bill validator is coupled to a spring-loaded mechanism configured to extend the bill validator out of the interior portion of the pedestal; and
a button deck comprising one or more of a display and a button panel comprising one or more buttons, the button deck being rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a second open position and a second closed position, wherein the button deck is configured to allow access to the interior portion of the pedestal when the button deck is in the second open position.