Upright gaming machine lower and cash doors

A gaming machine, comprising:

• a game determination component that facilitates the result of a wager-based game played at the gaming machine;
• one or more input devices coupled to the game determination component that accept input from a player regarding the play of the wager-based game;
• one or more output devices coupled to the game determination component that present output to the player regarding the result of the wager-based game;
• an external gaming machine cabinet suitable for being located at a physical gaming establishment, the external gaming machine cabinet housing one or more of the game determination component, the one or more input devices, and the one or more output devices;
• and
• a cash door located about the external gaming machine cabinet that facilitates access to a cash region of the gaming machine, wherein the cash door includes a virtual pivot hinge opening arrangement that moves the cash door in a swivel motion from a closed position to an open position, and wherein the swivel motion of the cash door is about a virtual axis having a center of rotation for which no physical component passes therethrough.

A gaming machine, comprising:

• a game determination component that facilitates the result of a wager-based game played at the gaming machine;
• one or more input devices coupled to the game determination component that accept input from a player regarding the play of the wager-based game;
• one or more output devices coupled to the game determination component that present output to the player regarding the result of the wager-based game;
• a gaming machine cabinet housing one or more of the game determination component, the one or more input devices, and the one or more output devices;
• a lower door located at a belly region on the gaming machine cabinet that facilitates access to an internal belly region of the gaming machine, wherein the lower door is readily removable from the gaming machine cabinet;
• and
• a tethered locking arrangement that couples the lower door to the gaming machine, wherein the tethered locking arrangement includes:
• rotary latches installed within the gaming machine;
• stationary pins attached to the lower door that lock within the rotary latches when the lower door is properly installed onto the gaming machine, and
• a tether installed within the gaming machine and coupled to the rotary latches, wherein the rotary latches unlock simultaneously when the tether is pulled.