Patent ID: 6817463
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A coin collection system for a gaming machine, said gaming machine being adapted to accept a wager and to depict indicia corresponding to an outcome of said wager, said coin collection system comprising:a coin outlet for dispensing coins; a coin tray beneath the coin outlet; and a guiding arrangement including a movable member coupled to the gaming machine and operable to assist in guiding the dispensed coins from one of the coin outlet and the coin tray to a coin collection cup, wherein the movable member is movable between a disabled position and an enabled position, the movable member permitting the dispensed coins to drop into the coin tray when the member is in the disabled position, the movable member diverting the dispensed coins to a location outside the coin tray when the member is in the enabled position.