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2007-12-26

2011-12-27

Elisca, Pierre E (Department: 3718)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

In a chance application

C463S022000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08083581

ABSTRACT:
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 combination of symbols; removal of the winning symbol combinations from the symbol matrix; replacement of removed symbols with other symbols; issuance of awards for predetermined combination of symbols in the symbol matrix; and recurring cycles of award, removal and replacement until no winning symbol combinations appear in the symbol matrix.

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