Lockable security cabinet for casino game controllers

A lockable security cabinet for game controllers such as used in gambling casinos to operate and control one or more gaming terminals, comprising:

• (A) a main cabinet comprising a plurality of interconnected walls defining an enclosable inner compartment for housing at least one electronic component, a portion of the main cabinet having a cable connector;
• (B) a base to which the main cabinet is slidably connected, the main cabinet being slidable between a first and a second position;
• (C) an enclosure structure defined by the base, the enclosure structure and at least one of the plurality of walls of the main cabinet defining a cable gap, the cable gap being a size capable of preventing a cable connector from passing through the gap when the main cabinet is in the first position, wherein the main cabinet and the base substantially enclose and retain the cable assembly when the main cabinet is in the first position and the cable assembly may be removed from the enclosure structure when the main cabinet is in the second position;
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• (D) a cable connected to the cable connector, the cable passing from the interior of the main cabinet and base and through the cable gap, wherein the cable is adapted to be connected to a device external to the security cabinet.

A lockable security cabinet for game controllers such as used in gambling casinos to operate and control one or more gaining terminals, the game controller having a plurality of electronic components including at least one computer which controls the gaming terminals, at least one user accessible component requiring periodic access by a user, and one or more cable connectors to which respective cable assemblies are connectable such as for communications with external devices, the lockable security cabinet comprising:

• (A) a main cabinet having a plurality of interconnected walls defining an enclosable inner compartment for housing the electronic components;
• wherein the main cabinet is linearly slideably connected to a base for frontward and rearward movement thereof, said base being mountable with said main cabinet substantially completely within a recess of a structure in a recessed position, and wherein said main cabinet is slidable to a cantilevered position generally extending from the recess for easy access thereto;
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• (B) a lockable access device selected from the group consisting of an access member and a key switch, wherein the lockable access device is connected to the main cabinet, said access member being movable upon unlocking thereof to provide access to at least a portion of the electronic components within said main cabinet, and which is movably connected to the main cabinet and which selectively provides and prohibits access for connection and disconnection of at least one cable to the electronic components, said access device comprising the base to which the main cabinet is movably connected;
• and said key switch being operatively connected to the electronics for control thereof.