Patent ID: 6899626

Claim:
A system for awarding prizes, the system comprising: (A) at least one gaming device, the gaming device being adapted to allow a player to play a game and produce a predetermined prize qualifying event; (B) a plurality of prizes; and (C) at least one vault, the vault comprising: (a) a housing; (b) at least one compartment within the housing, wherein a plurality of prizes are located in the compartment, at least one of the prizes being removable directly from the compartment; (c) an outer door attached to the housing, the door limiting access to the compartment when in a closed position; (d) an outer door lock positioned on the outer door and configured to selectively secure the outer door in a closed position; and (e) an inner locking mechanism in close relative proximity to the compartment, the inner locking mechanism adapted to limit removal of a prize from the compartment; wherein the player may view the prizes the player may receive when a prize qualifying event occurs.