Patent ID: 8235813

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a wager input device configured to receive 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 housing said at least one display; at least one ornamental object mounted on a forward external portion of said gaming machine cabinet; and a pendant lighting assembly having a light source in optical communication with at least one optical waveguide, said light source being positioned at a first location proximate a rear portion of said gaming machine cabinet and within at least one of said gaming machine cabinet and an enclosure mounted on said gaming machine cabinet, said at least one optical waveguide extending around said gaming machine cabinet from said rear portion to said forward portion and directing light from said light source at said first location to at least a second location onto the at least one ornamental object.