Patent ID: 8636570

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a wagering game chair for a wagering game machine that is configured to present a wagering game, the wagering game chair including: a seat having a seat bottom and a seat post, the seat post being part of a split-post configuration, the seat post having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of the seat post is coupled to the seat bottom; a first electrical connector positioned within and approximately at the bottom end of the seat post; and a first electrical cable electrically coupled to the first electrical connector, wherein the first electrical cable runs approximately a length of the seat post within the seat post, the first electrical cable configured to communicate audio of the wagering game from the wagering game machine to a speaker coupled to the wagering game chair; a bracket positioned at the bottom end of the seat post, wherein the first electrical connector is affixed to the bracket; and a sled assembly for coupling the wagering game chair to the wagering game machine, the sled assembly including: a sled having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a game interface for coupling the sled to the wagering game machine; a sled post that is part of the split-post configuration, the sled post having a bottom end and a top end, wherein the bottom end of the sled post is attached to the sled; a second electrical connector positioned within and at approximately the top end of the sled post; and a second electrical cable electrically coupled to the second electrical connector, wherein the second electrical cable runs approximately a length of the sled post, wherein the sled post is configured for combining with the seat post of the split-post configuration such that the second electrical connector in the sled post is mated to the first electrical connector in the seat post, wherein the second electrical cable is configured to communicate the audio of the wagering game from the wagering game machine to the speaker coupled to the wagering game chair; and wherein at least one of the first electrical cable and the second electrical cable have a length to extend beyond the seat post and the sled post, respectively.