Patent ID: 8715058

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: an external cabinet defining an interior region of the gaming machine, the external cabinet adapted to house a plurality of gaming machine components within or about the interior region; a processor configured to execute instructions from memory that permit game play on the gaming machine; a reel presentation device mounted to or within said external cabinet; a video display device positioned in front of and along a common line of sight with respect to the reel presentation device such that a player, while positioned for playing a game on the gaming machine, can view either the video display device or the reel presentation device through a viewing window of said external cabinet along the common line of sight; game presentation logic for execution on the processor to present video information on the video display device pertinent to said game play on the gaming machine; and a mechanism configured to move both the video display device and the reel presentation device into and out of a viewing position along the common line of sight, such that the video display device and the reel presentation device can be moved to a different location within said external cabinet wherein they are no longer viewable by a player through said viewing window.