Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2003-09-10
2009-06-16
Hotaling, John M (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S016000, C463S017000, C463S018000, C463S021000, C463S022000, C463S025000, C463S026000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07547252
ABSTRACT:
A gaming device that incorporates mechanical display devices to provide a player-selectable award feature that may be implemented with a primary or bonus game. The gaming device randomly generates a plurality of digit positions or places of an award and enables the player to pick which position or digit receives a first randomly generated number, which digit receives a second randomly generated number, etc., until each of the positions have a number, whereby the gaming device determines the player's original award. The player can elect to modify the original award using a plurality of methods to create an ultimate award. The gaming device display the digits, digit positions, and modification methods.
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