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Wagering game with moving symbol arrays
US8974283B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8974283-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313765035-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | Feb 17, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes an input device, a display device, a processor, and a memory device for storing instructions that cause the processor to operate the gaming system. The gaming system receives an input to play the wagering game and randomly determines a plurality of symbols to populate symbol positions in one or more symbol arrays. The gaming system displays dynamic content in the symbol positions concluding with the randomly determined symbols while the one or more symbol arrays are moved with respect to an indicator region. The gaming system displays an indication of an outcome of the wagering game determined based on any of the one or more symbol arrays appearing in the indicator region after the one or more symbol arrays are moved.
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What is claimed is: 1. A gaming system primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game, comprising: a gaming cabinet for housing components associated with the casino wagering game; at least one electronic input device coupled to the gaming cabinet, the electronic input device configured to receive a physical input from a player to initiate the casino wagering game and transform the input into an electronic data signal; at least one electronic display device c…
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- What does patent US8974283B2 cover?
- A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes an input device, a display device, a processor, and a memory device for storing instructions that cause the processor to operate the gaming system. The gaming system receives an input to play the wagering game and randomly determines a plurality of symbols to populate symbol positions in one or more symbol arrays. The gaming system display…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Wms Gaming Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/3213. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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