Patent ID: 8012026

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules comprising: a play module having a first housing containing a display, a computational device for controlling the operation of the gaming machine, including utilising the display to display images for game play of at least one game and receiving commands relating to the game play from a player through a player interface, and a communication interface operable to communicate with a transaction handler; a player interface module having a second housing including the player interface, wherein the player interface module and play module are configured for horizontal engagement and for electrical connection with one another; a transaction module having a third housing including the transaction handler, wherein the transaction module and play module are configured for vertical engagement and for electrical connection with one another; a base module shaped and dimensioned to support the play module and the transaction module; and wherein the base module, first housing, second housing, and third housing are separable from one another as distinct physical units, and wherein the first housing, second housing, third housing, and base module are shaped and dimensioned to define a form factor of the gaming machine.