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Gaming device having a designated activator symbol therein and methods thereof
US8974288B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8974288-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213572576-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | Aug 10, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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Embodiments of the present invention relate to a slot machine gaming device providing players additional opportunities to obtain awards in a game. In one embodiment, a game comprises: a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions; a first plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol positions on the reel, the first plurality of symbols comprising at least one predetermined activator symbol; a second plurality of symbols activated by the activator symbol, the second plurality of symbols replacing a subset of the first plurality of symbols, the second plurality of symbols comprising a plurality of replicator symbols, wherein each replicator symbol includes at least two of the same symbols at one of the symbol positions; at least one predetermined winning symbol combination of a plurality of winning symbol combinations; and an award associated with the predetermined winning symbol combination.
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What is claimed is: 1. A gaming device comprising: a display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to: (a) display a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions and each symbol position including at least one of a first plurality of symbols, the first plurality of s…
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- What does patent US8974288B2 cover?
- Embodiments of the present invention relate to a slot machine gaming device providing players additional opportunities to obtain awards in a game. In one embodiment, a game comprises: a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions; a first plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol positions on the reel, the first plurality of symbols comprising at least …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Welty Philip B, Singer Anthony, Zoble Aaron Stuart, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/326. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- 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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