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Abstract

A money operated slot machine for indicating a score by displaying one of symbols and symbol combinations includes: a housing; a plurality of rotatable drums disposed in the housing and including respective drum casings, each drum casing defining compartments on an inside region thereof; a plurality of playing bodies disposed in the drum casings and being freely movable therein, the playing bodies having visible symbol identifications thereon and further being receivable in respective compartments of the drum casings; a viewing plate secured to the housing and including at least one display window disposed such that a playing body in a corresponding drum is visible therethrough; a plurality of playing body sensors disposed adjacent respective ones of the drums for sensing a value of each playing body visible through the display window; and a computer controlled control unit coupled to the sensors for evaluating symbol identifications sensed by the sensors throughout a game being played on the slot machine. The drums are disposed adjacent one another such that, at any given time, a portion of their circumferences is disposed behind and faces the viewing plate. Only the casing of each drum comprises, at least in part, a completely transparent material. Additionally, each drum further includes a frame made of one of metal and a material producing a metallic effect.

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First Claim