Patent ID: 8094450

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a housing defining an interior area having a number of gaming machine components located therein, said housing having an exhaust vent there through which permits air to flow from said interior area of said housing to an area external thereto, and said housing supporting at least one gaming machine display configured to display game information to a player; and a vent cover, said vent cover comprising a body having a top portion and a bottom portion, one or more air ports located in said top portion and one or more drains located in said bottom portion, said vent cover mounted to said housing over said vent and cooperating with said housing to define a vent space, a depth of said vent space at said top portion of said body being greater than a depth of said vent space said bottom portion of said body, whereby air may be exhausted from said interior of said housing through said exhaust vent into said vent space and from said vent space through said one or more air ports to an area external to said vent cover, and whereby water which enters said vent space may drain from said vent space through said one or more drains.