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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2005207309', 'Application No. 2005207309', 'Application No. 2005800022940', 'Application No. 200580002318', 'Application No. 2005800022940', 'Application No. 200580002318', 'Application No. 2005800022940', 'Application No. 200580002318', 'Application No. 05', 'Application No. 05', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 2005']

This application is a continuation of and claims priority under U.S.C. �120 from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/755,657, filed Jan. 12, 2004 and entitled, “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A LIGHT VALVE TO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY OF AN OBJECT WITHIN A GAMING APPARATUS”, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,309,284 on Dec. 8, 2007, and which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
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