Patent ID: 8172688
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a gaming device, said gaming device comprising a first housing defining a generally closed interior space, said first housing having a pair of opposing sides, said first housing having a door located at a front thereof, said door selectively movable between open and closed positions relative to an opening leading to said interior space of said first housing, said gaming device including at least one player input device and at least one gaming controller configured to generate wagering game information for presentation by at least one main game display of a separate display device, said gaming device not including a main game display; a display device, said display device comprising a second housing defining a generally closed interior space and at least one main game display configured to display wagering game information from said at least one gaming controller of said gaming device, said second housing located remote from said gaming device whereby said first housing of said gaming device and said second housing of said display device are not connected and said first housing does not support said second housing; wherein said second housing has a pair of generally parallel first sides and a pair of generally parallel second sides, said first pair of sides being long than said second pair of sides, said display device configured to be arranged in at least two different orientations, a first orientation in which said first pair of sides form a top and a bottom of said display device and a second orientation in which said second pair of opposing sides form a top and a bottom of said display device; and at least one communication link between said at least one gaming controller and said at least one display, permitting said at least one display to display game information provided from said at least one gaming controller.