The present invention is an operator configurable cash out menu that is
displayed when a player presses the cash out button of a gaming device.
The present invention provides for more flexible cash outs than in known
gaming systems, wherein the player can select one or more methods of
payment. The player can select an amount of coins to issue from a coin
payout tray. The player can also select an amount of money to issue on a
ticket that the gaming device prints and provides to the player, whereby
the player can redeem the ticket for cash. The present invention also
enables the player to select different amounts of money to cash out. The
player can choose: (i) to have some or all of the amount issue as coins
from the coin payout tray; (ii) to have some or all of the amount issue as
cash printed on a ticket; or (iii) to have some issue as coins and some
issue as cash printed on a ticket.