Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-18
2010-12-28
Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S021000, C463S042000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07857695
ABSTRACT:
A gaming device including a plurality of reels having several symbols with at least one wild symbol. In one embodiment, the gaming device spins the reels for at one spin. If a wild symbol is indicated on a payline associated with the reels and no winning symbol combinations are indicated on the payline, the gaming device holds the reel including the wild symbol, stationary. The gaming device then re-spins the other reels for a designated number of spins, not including the reel having the wild symbol, in the game. The gaming device provides an award associated with any winning symbol combinations on the payline. In another embodiment, the gaming device holds one of the reels stationary when a wild symbol is indicated on a payline associated with the reels the award amounts associated with any indicated winning symbol combinations on the payline are less than a designated award value.
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Ching Erick T.
Hohman Jasonlee Kissee
Rodgers Paulina
Hotaling, II John M
IGT
K&L Gates LLP
Wong Jeffrey K
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