Patent ID: 8876612

Claim:
A gaming machine system, comprising: a gaming machine cabinet including a top face, a first side face, a second side face, a back face, and a front face that are configured such that the top face, the first side face, the second side face, and the back face form a gaming machine cabinet enclosure; said gaming machine cabinet further including a light tower protruding upwardly from the top face thereof; said gaming machine cabinet further including a plurality of cabinet coupling mechanisms associated with one or more of the top face, the first side face, the second side face, and the back face; and a removable cosmetic gaming machine panel manufactured to include a top panel portion, a first side panel portion, a second side panel portion, and a back panel portion, wherein at least part of one or more of the top panel portion, the first side panel portion, the second side panel portion, and the back panel portion form seams with respect to each other so that the removable cosmetic gaming machine panel is adapted for being removably coupled over the gaming machine cabinet enclosure to provide a cosmetic appearance of a gaming machine cabinet panel with a predetermined appearance; said removable cosmetic gaming machine panel further including a plurality of panel coupling mechanisms associated with one or more of the top panel portion, the first side panel portion, the second side panel portion, and the back panel portion, for being removably coupled to the cabinet coupling mechanisms of the gaming machine cabinet to secure the removable cosmetic gaming machine panel to the gaming machine cabinet; said top panel portion of the removable cosmetic gaming machine panel further including a top light tower opening for allowing the light tower of the gaming machine cabinet to pass therethrough.