Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-09
2010-11-30
Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S025000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07841936
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for facilitating participation by a player in a primary or bonus event of a slot machine. A plurality of rotatable shapes such as wheels, with symbols presented thereon, are spun. Each of the rotatable shapes is associated with at least one respective segment designator to identify at least one of the symbols on that rotatable shape as active for that spin. Each rotatable shape is allowed to perform subsequent spins if the segment designator for that shape on the current spin did not identify a discontinue symbol. Spins therefore continue for each of the rotatable shapes until all rotatable shapes have been associated with a discontinue symbol, or another termination event occurs. Payouts may be associated with some or all of the continue symbols, such that a total payout continues to accumulate at the rotatable shapes are allowed to perform additional spins.
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Martin Adam
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Hotaling, II John M
IGT
K & L Gates LLP
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