Patent ID: 7775888

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a main cabinet having a first display for presenting a game; and an extendable top box coupled to the top of the main cabinet, wherein the extendable top box includes a front surface and an opposite back surface, wherein the bottom edge of the front surface of the extendable top box abuts the top of the main cabinet in a first position, and the gaming machine having a first overall height when the extendable top box is in the first position, and wherein the bottom edge of the front surface of the top box is in a vertical position located away from the top of the main cabinet in a second position and the gaming device having a second overall height when the extendable top box is in the second position, wherein the second overall height is greater than the first overall height, wherein the extendable top box moves from the first position to the second position in response to a triggering event occurring during play of the game, and the top box is visible to a player in both the first position and the second position.