Claims
- 1. A gaming machine, comprising in combination:a video game display having substantially planar front and rear surfaces and a periphery extending between said surfaces including one peripheral side adjacent another game display, said one side having a wall spaced from said other game display by a minimum clearance and immediately adjacent said other game display.
- 2. A gaming machine, comprising in combination:a housing having an openable front panel, two changeable game displays oriented in side by side relationship, said two displays exposed through said front panel and visually accessible by a player.
- 3. The machine of claim 1 wherein said video game display is a low profile liquid crystal display.
- 4. The machine of claim 3 wherein said video game display is mounted directly above said other game display.
- 5. The machine of claim 4 wherein said other game display is configured as multiple reels oriented in side by side relationship collectively forming a cylinder.
- 6. The machine of claim 5 wherein said video game display has a thickness less than a diameter of said reels.
- 7. The machine of claim 6 wherein said video game display and said reels share a same housing, ensconced therein by a front panel having a hinge to expose said video display and said reels.
- 8. The gaming machine of claim 2 wherein said two changeable game displays are oriented in side by side relationship such that a bottom side of a first said display is above a second said display.
- 9. The gaming machine of claim 8 wherein said first display is a low profile liquid crystal display.
- 10. A gaming machine, comprising in combination:a first changeable display, wherein said first changeable display is a low profile liquid crystal display; a second changeable display, said second changeable display located immediately adjacent said first display; and a housing having a front panel, said housing allowing visual access to said first and second changeable displays through said front panel.
- 11. The machine of claim 10 wherein said first changeable display is located directly above said second changeable display.
- 12. The machine of claim 11 wherein said second changeable display is configured as multiple reels oriented in side by side relationship collectively forming a cylinder.
- 13. The machine of claim 12 wherein said front panel is hinged to said first and second changeable displays.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/395,635, filed Sep. 13, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,164,645, which application is still pending.
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Continuations (1)
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