Patent ID: 8894068
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: F41J

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine having a game controller, the gaming machine comprising: a cabinet having a front portion and a back portion; a game board rotatably secured to the cabinet, the game board having a first target side, a second target side, and a detector, the first target side being configured for game play of a first game, the second target side being configured for game play of a second game, the game board being rotatable about the cabinet between at least a first position and a second position, the first target side facing the front portion when the game board is in a first position and the second target side facing the front portion when the game board is in the second position, the detector being configured for the detection of a position of the game board relative to the cabinet, the game controller configured to determine whether the game board is in the first or second position based on the position of the game board detected by the detector; and a latch mechanism operably connected to the game board and configured to engage the cabinet to releasably retain the game board in a first or second position, the latch mechanism having a handle and a bolt wherein the first and second target sides are electronic dart games, and wherein the game controller is configured to deactivate the second target side when the game board is in the first position; wherein the game controller is configured to detect whether the game board is positioned at an indeterminate position between the first and second positions, the game controller being further configured to deactivate both the first and second target sides when the game board is determined to be in an indeterminate position; wherein the latch mechanism further includes at least one reinforcement protection block adjacent to the bolt that is configured to be received in recesses on the sides of the cabinet, the at least one reinforcement block configured to limit the movement of the game board when the game board is retained in the first or the second positions; and wherein the latch mechanism includes a sensor configured to indicate user contact of the handle, and wherein the game controller is configured to deactivate the first and second target sides based on the sensed user contact with the handle.