Patent ID: 8388433

Claim:
An electromechanical slot machine with back lighting, the slot machine comprising: a cabinet having upper, middle, and lower portions; a display mounted to the upper portion of the cabinet for displaying information related to winning symbol combinations, the display comprising an updatable portion for receiving dynamic information indicative of configurable winning symbol combinations available for game play, wherein at least one of the displayed winning symbol combinations includes a pattern of symbols on different pay lines; a plurality of rotatable reels rotatably supported in the middle portions of the cabinet, wherein game symbols are disposed on an outer surface of each reel; a motor supported in the cabinet and configured and arranged to rotate each reel; and a plurality of controlled light sources, one or more of which are disposed behind a visible surface of a respective reel in the middle portion of the cabinet to illuminate one or more symbols on the respective reels, wherein the controlled light sources selectively illuminate the symbols based on the configurable winning pattern combinations available for game play that are indicated on the updatable portion of the display.