High efficiency gaming machine

Abstract

An energy efficient gaming machine includes a cabinet housing, one or more buttons positioned on the cabinet that are illuminated with light emitting diodes. The energy efficient gaming machine also includes one or more displays illuminated with one or more cold cathode lights, one or more light emitting diodes, or a combination thereof.

1 . An energy efficient gaming machine, comprising: 
 a cabinet housing;    one or more buttons positioned on the cabinet, wherein the buttons are illuminated with one or more light emitting diodes; and    one or more displays on the cabinet illuminated with one or more light emitting diodes, one or more cold-cathode lights, or a combination thereof.    
   
   
       2 . The energy efficient gaming machine of  claim 1 , wherein the displays are a top glass, a belly glass, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       3 . The energy efficient gaming machine of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more convenience lights illuminated with one or more light emitting diodes.  
   
   
       4 . The energy efficient gaming machine of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more computer components, wherein at least one computer component is placed in an idle mode when not in use.  
   
   
       5 . The energy efficient gaming machine of  claim 4 , wherein the computer component is a computer processor unit, hard drive, graphics processing unit, power supply, motherboard voltage regulator, cooling fan, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       6 . An energy efficient gaming machine, comprising: 
 a slim cabinet housing;    one or more buttons positioned on the slim cabinet housing, wherein one or more buttons are illuminated with one or more light emitting diodes;    one or more displays positioned on the slim cabinet housing, wherein the displays are illuminated with one or more cold cathode lights, one or more light emitting diodes, or a combination thereof; and    one or more energy efficient computer components, wherein the computer components are placed in an idle mode when not in use.    
   
   
       7 . The energy efficient gaming machine of  claim 6 , wherein the displays are a top glass, a belly glass, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       8 . The energy efficient gaming machine of  claim 6 , further comprising one or more convenience lights, wherein the convenience lights are illuminated with one or more light emitting diodes.  
   
   
       9 . The energy efficient gaming machine of  claim 6 , wherein the computer component is a computer processing unit, hard drive, graphics processing unit, power supply, motherboard voltage regulator, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       10 . A method of reducing energy consumption by a gaming machine, comprising: 
 providing a gaming machine comprising energy efficient lighting; and    idling one or more computer components provided in the gaming machine after a period of inactivity.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the energy efficient lighting is one or more light emitting diodes, one or more cold cathode lights, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more computer components are a processor, hard drive, graphics processing unit, power supply, motherboard voltage regulator, or a combination thereof.