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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
Russell Chudd, Reno, NV (US);
Scott Gowin, Sparks, NV (US);
Thomas D. Waxman, Reno, NV (US);
Joseph R. Hedrick, Reno, NV (US);
Daniel J. Waller, Reno, NV (US);
John L. Beadell, Sparks, NV (US);
Russell Chudd, Reno, NV (US);
Scott Gowin, Sparks, NV (US);
Thomas D. Waxman, Reno, NV (US);
Joseph R. Hedrick, Reno, NV (US);
Daniel J. Waller, Reno, NV (US);
John L. Beadell, Sparks, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming apparatus includes a value output device. The value output device includes a frame, a hopper mounted to the frame having a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the plate blocks the hopper opening and a second position wherein the plate is spaced from the hopper opening, and a carrier moveable between the outlet and the hopper opening.