Patent ID: 7066816

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a cabinet housing first components, including a game display and circuitry for operating the gaming device, the first components not including any money storage receptacle, the cabinet also housing at least one money storage receptacle; a first access barrier, the first access barrier having a first access state and a first barrier state, the first access state providing access to only the first components but not access to any money storage receptacle, the first barrier state blocking access to the first components; a second access barrier, the second access barrier having a second access state and a second barrier state, the second access state providing access to the at least one money storage receptacle but not access to the first components, the second barrier state blocking access to the at least one money storage receptacle; a first lock for locking the first access barrier in the first barrier state and for unlocking the first access barrier to enable the first access barrier to be moved to the first access state; and a second lock for locking the second access barrier in the second barrier state and for unlocking the second access barrier to enable the second access barrier to be moved to the second access state, wherein the second access barrier is a coin tray, wherein the at least one money storage receptacle comprises a bill stacker and a coin hopper, the second access state comprising: a first state providing access to only the bill stacker, and a second state providing access to the coin hopper.