Patent ID: 8162751

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a wager input device for receiving a wager input from a player for playing a wagering game; at least one display operable to display an outcome of said wagering game, said outcome being randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes; a gaming machine cabinet for housing said at least one display, said gaming machine cabinet having both a main body and a top box with opposing side panels, at least one of said side panels including at least one color-changeable exterior section comprising substantially all of an exterior side of said side panel; a multi-color lighting assembly within said gaming machine cabinet, said lighting assembly operable to direct light having a first color, said light causing said at least one color-changeable exterior section to project said first color in response to a first event associated with said wagering game, said lighting assembly further operable to direct light having a second color, said light causing said at least one color-changeable exterior section to project said second color in response to a second event associated with said wagering game; and a controller operable to change a color of said light from said first color to said second color based on said outcome of said wagering game.