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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109825 | Enhanced mechanical reel gaming system with touch controls An enhanced mechanical gaming system (10) utilizes a touch panel (40) as a user control device for mechanical assemblies and game play features which provides users with the enhanced flexibility and interactivity of a video gaming device in a mechanica... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109823 | Gaming machine with wild symbol feature A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game comprises one or more wild features having a wild symbol that matches or substitutes for other symbols used in the wagering game. The game may be a slot game utilizing a plurality of rotatable reels for displaying the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109824 | Gaming system, gaming device and method providing accumulation game A gaming system and method enables a player to assign at least one amplifier to at least one accumulator. In one embodiment, the amplifier causes an increase in the rate of advancement for the accumulator. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides the player any... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105149 | Gaming system and method providing venue wide simultaneous player participation based bonus game In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein substantially simultaneously provides a multi-round bonus event to a plurality of players. Each players' input(s) determine, at least in part, an award, if any, provided to that player for the bonus ev... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105150 | Gaming machine and gaming process including further game symbols A method for use with a gaming machine including presenting an outcome by displaying a symbol as travelling along a path and stopping in a stopping position that overlies another game symbol. An award is paid or changed when there is a particular relationship betwee... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100751 | Horseshoe payline system and games using that system A pay line system has a novel type of pay line that can be provided in a variety of different display systems, including at least 3×3 reel-type displays, 3×4, 4×3, 3×5, 5×3, 4×5 and 5×4 displays. The pay lines are preferably displayed on 3×5 or 5×3 window f... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100750 | Gaming machine with virtual user interface Methods for receiving and processing input on a gaming machine using a virtual user interface are disclosed herein. According to one method, a gaming machine having a game display for presenting a game is able to generate a virtual user interface of a surface of the... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096867 | Gaming machine and display device with fail-tolerant image displaying A slot machine 10 is provided with a display device 30 for displaying an image and display control means for causing the display device 30 to display an image relating to a game. The slot machine 10 is further provided with a subsidiary c... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096870 | Gaming machine capable of bet of monetary value as a condition for acquisition of insurance pay A display displays a frame of image associated with a unit game, a counter to be reset under a prescribed condition increments a count value along with execution of the unit game, and a controller determines by an external input an upper limit of a number of bet pie... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096868 | Gaming method and machine with bonus game A method and system is provided for conducting a wagering game. A spin result is determined, the spin result including a set of symbols positioned within a set of symbol positions. The symbol positions may be arranged in rows and columns or another arrangement. The ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096871 | Gaming machine and method A gaming machine includes a display having a reel section and a grid section. The reel section includes a plurality of cells arranged in one reel row and a plurality of reel columns. The grid section includes a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of grid rows... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096869 | Gaming machine with runs of consecutive identical symbols A gaming machine arranged to display a matrix of symbol containing elements; each column of said matrix comprising a portion of a simulated rotatable reel of said symbol containing elements; and wherein each of said symbol containing elements of at least one consecu... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092299 | Gaming system and method for normalizing average expected payouts to players The gaming system disclosed herein accounts for game play over a gaming session in determining a bonus game attribute for a triggered bonus game. The gaming system maintains a plurality of different bonus game attributes. Each different bonus game attribute is assoc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092295 | Game system, gaming machine used in such game system, and gaming method A game system 1 has a bookmaker terminal 20 for setting odds for various events, and a plurality of gaming machines 50 that receive, via communication means 10, odds information set by the terminal 20. Each of the gaming machines | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092297 | Gaming system and method for providing a bonus based on number of gaming machines being actively played A gaming system includes a controller linked to a plurality of gaming devices. The central server tracks: (i) a quantity of gaming devices being actively played by players, or (ii) a quantity of players actively playing at the gaming devices. The controller determin... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092296 | Symbol display device for game machine A slot machine includes a reel assembly which has a transparent outer reel and a translucent inner reel disposed coaxially within the outer reel. The outer and inner reels are provided with first exterior surfaces on their periphery, and with second exterior surface... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092298 | Multiple progressive jackpots for a gaming device A gaming machine is described wherein a player first plays a primary game, such as the spinning and stopping of mechanical or video reels displaying symbols. A plurality of progressive jackpots is displayed to the player, where the progressive jackpots are increment... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087992 | Secondary pay line indicator in a wagering game A system and method are provided for facilitating play of a wagering game by a player. The system may include a primary display configured to display an arrangement of a set of symbols indicating an outcome and a winning pay line in the wagering game to the player. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087991 | Gaming machine and method of play A gaming machine includes a mechanical component for facilitating concealment of a display device during inactivity. Upon activation, a dynamic member of the mechanical component re-positions to reveal the display device showing a player award. The dynamic member an... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083580 | Slot machine and control method of game A slot machine includes a symbol display device that variably displays a plurality of symbols, and a controller. A mode shifts from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on a condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted. A number of games in w... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083581 | Electronic game and method for playing a game based upon removal and replacing symbols in the game matrix Payout methods in a mechanical, an electro-mechanical and/or computer-based slot machine-like games-of-chance enable a series of awards based upon: appearance of predetermined symbol combinations in the symbol matrix; issuance of awards for the predetermined combina... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083582 | Gaming machine When three or more feature symbols are stopped on the variable display portion, the slot machine provides a free game. In the bonus game process, the main CPU determines the number of game condition choice images to be displayed on the selection screen according to ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083579 | Slot machine and control method of game A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a mechanical reel device provided with a plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols drawn on its peripheral face; an image display device which is provided at a front of the mechanical reel device and is ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079902 | Central determination gaming system with a game outcome generated by a gaming terminal and approved by a central controller A central determination gaming system including a plurality of gaming terminals in communication with a central controller. In one embodiment, upon initiation of a game at one of the gaming terminals, the gaming terminal randomly generates a proposed game outcome. T... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079903 | Gaming system, gaming device and method of providing selection game with interdependent award distribution The disclosed gaming system, gaming device and method provide a selection game having a plurality of selectable positions and a plurality of awards interdependently distributed or associated with the selectable positions. For one, a plurality, or all the selectable ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075391 | Game and method having a perceived skill feature Disclosed are a game and method for a game including a perceived skill component comprising a skill-based award and a supplemental award that, when summed, are equal in value to a predetermined award. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075390 | Method and apparatus for setting game parameters The present invention allows gaming devices to set or modify game parameters through the use of random events such as spinning slot machine reels or random number generators. In some embodiments, game parameters may be established with various initial values, and th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075389 | Gaming device having one or more shared award-modifier reels Various embodiments are directed to a reel spinning game having one or more shared award-modifier reels that enhance any winning outcome in a reel spinning game. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075392 | Slot machine game having rotation of symbol area A game system and method includes a symbol area having a plurality of symbols in a first orientation. The symbols in one or more pay lines may be compared to predefined payout patterns to determine a first payout. The symbols area and corresponding plurality of symb... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075388 | Multiple-game gaming machine A gaming machine includes a gaming console. A display is mounted in the gaming console for displaying a wagering game and its result. A controller controls operation of the game, the controller displaying the result of a first game on the display, making payment of ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075393 | Gaming device display and methods of use In at least one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a gaming apparatus. The gaming apparatus may include a housing defining a display area on which at least one indicium representing at least one prize is displayed. The gaming device also may include a ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070587 | Gaming system and method providing a multiplayer bonus game having a plurality of award opportunities A gaming system where, as players play the primary games of the gaming devices, the gaming devices or the players playing at those gaming devices are occasionally provided with game elements associated with a multiplayer bonus game. In one embodiment, when a designa... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070590 | Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals which are not dependent on a player's success on the underlying game Gaming devices dispense tickets which are unrelated to a player's success on a particular game played on a gaming device or to the player's credits on a credit meter or other “cash out”indicator. The gaming devices provide gaming awards and also provide tickets.... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070588 | Cashless slot machine and/or amusement device with special features A slot machine gaming device and method which targets a monetary ticket to operate in selected gaming devices. A video poker game can also provide a player with an improved paytable. The slot machine can also pay a player using a special ticket instead of cash. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070591 | Gaming machine with scrolling indicia feature A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a wagering apparatus, a display, and an award apparatus. The wagering apparatus receives a wager from a player. The display depicts a scrolled sequence of elements. The award apparatus provides an award based ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070592 | System for providing multi-game reel strips A system for varying the symbols used on a mechanical reel strip are disclosed. A reel strip comprises a plurality of symbols, each of the symbols associated with a symbol group. Each of the symbol groups is associated with a symbol group designation position on the... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070586 | Slot machine and method of use A slot machine and method of conducting a wagering game is disclosed. The slot machine incorporates a topper having a display unit corresponding to each primary game reel. Depending on its current state, the display units turn on and turn off in response to pre-esta... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070593 | Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing group event with individual group event eligibility timers A gaming system and method which provides a community group event to a plurality of players at a plurality of the gaming devices in the gaming system. Each gaming device participating in the group event is associated with an individual group event eligibility timer.... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070589 | Skill-based redemption game A skill-based redemption gaming machine in which a plurality of game symbols are arranged on a plurality of slot machine-type reels is configured to ensure that player awards comply with statutory guidelines. A player deposits consideration into the gaming machine a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066563 | Method for enhancing winning outcomes in a reel spinning game Various embodiments are directed to a reel spinning game having one or more shared award-modifier reels that enhance any winning outcome in a reel spinning game. ... | 11/29/2011 |
