<p>A reel assembly for a gaming machine permits alignment of the center lines of the symbols can be accomplished without the need to remove the reel assemblies from the gaming machine The reel assembly includes a two piece motor mount assembly that carries a stepper motor and a lamp assembly The two piece motor mount assembly includes a fixed mounting ring that is rigidly secured to a fixed reel assembly support and a rotatable mounting ring that is rotatable with respect to the fixed mounting ring The rotatable mounting ring is interlocked with fixed mounting ring to enable rotation of the rotatable mounting ring, for example, by way of a tongue and groove arrangement with respect to the fixed mounting ring As such, alignment of the symbol center lines can be accomplished without removing the reel assemblies from the gaming machine</p>
