Patent ID: 8795070

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a first internal cabinet portion; a second internal cabinet portion; a first interface device to secure access to the first internal cabinet portion; a second interface device to secure access to the second internal cabinet portion; an actuator unit structured to allow access to the first internal cabinet portion in response to a first valid key applied to the first interface device and to allow access to the second internal cabinet portion in response to a second valid key applied to the second interface device; a first door providing access to the first internal cabinet portion and a second door providing access to the second internal cabinet portion, the second door being on a same side of the gaming device as the first door; a first latch structured to engage the first door in a closed state; a second latch structured to engage the second door in a closed state; a pin release mechanism, the pin release mechanism structured to operate the first latch such that it disengages the first door when manipulated in a first manner and structured to operate the second latch such that it disengages the second door when manipulated in a second manner; wherein the first interface device transitions to an unlocked state when the first valid key is applied to the first interface device and wherein the second interface device transitions to an unlocked state when the second valid key is applied to the second interface device; and wherein the pin release mechanism is manipulated in the first manner by displacing the pin release mechanism in a first direction, and wherein the pin release mechanism is manipulated in the second manner by displacing the pin release mechanism in a second direction; and wherein the first interface device prevents the pin release mechanism from being manipulated in the first manner when the first interface device is in a locked state, and wherein the second interface device prevents the pin release mechanism from being manipulated in the second manner when the second interface device is in a locked state.