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US 10,854,040 B1Granted
Gaming system and method providing expanding symbols
Assigneeadp Gauselmann GmbH
InventorsUwe Däumling, Uwe Horn
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Abstract
A gaming system and method provide a game that can increase the quantity of a displayed predetermined symbol based on a suitable game event. In some implementations, the suitable game event can be a non-winning event associated with a displayed predetermined symbol. Increasing the quantity of a displayed predetermined symbol provides additional ways for a player to obtain winning symbol combinations and awards.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a display device, an input device, a value acceptor, a value dispenser, a random number generator, a memory device, and a processor, wherein the memory device stores program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the gaming system to:
- establish a credit balance based on a value received by the value acceptor;
- receive, via the input device, a wager for a play of a game using the credit balance;
- determine, with the random number generator, a plurality of symbols to display in a plurality of symbol display areas;
- display, on the display device, the plurality of symbols in the plurality of symbol display areas;
- determine that the plurality of symbols includes a predetermined symbol and that the predetermined symbol does not result in an award;
- determine one or more additional predetermined symbols for display;
- display, on the display device, the one or more additional predetermined symbols, wherein the displayed additional predetermined symbols replaces at least some of the displayed plurality of symbols;
- evaluate for one or more winning symbol combinations based on the additional predetermined symbols;
- determine one or more awards corresponding to the one or more winning symbol combinations;
- and
- issue a second value from the value dispenser based on the one or more awards upon receipt of a cash out request.
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A method of operating a gaming system comprising:
- establishing a credit balance based on a first value received by a value acceptor;
- receiving, from a player input device, a wager for a play of a game using the credit balance;
- determining, with a random number generator, a plurality of symbols for a plurality of symbol display areas;
- displaying, on a display device, the plurality of symbols in the plurality of symbol display areas;
- determining that the plurality of symbols includes a predetermined symbol and that the predetermined symbol does not result in an award;
- determining one or more additional predetermined symbols;
- displaying, on the display device, the one or more additional predetermined symbols, wherein the displayed one or more additional predetermined symbols replaces at least some of the displayed plurality of symbols;
- determining one or more winning symbol combinations based on the additional predetermined symbols;
- evaluating for one or more awards corresponding to the one or more winning symbol combinations;
- and
- issuing a second value from a value dispenser based on the one or more awards upon receipt of a cash out request.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having program instructions stored therein, the program instructions being executable by a processor to cause a gaming system to:
- establish a credit balance based on a first value received by a value acceptor;
- receive, from a player input device, a wager for a play of a game using the credit balance;
- determine, with a random number generator, a plurality of symbols for a plurality of symbol display areas;
- display, on a display device, the plurality of symbols in the plurality of symbol display areas;
- determine that the plurality of symbols includes a predetermined symbol and that the predetermined symbol does not result in an award;
- determine one or more additional predetermined symbols;
- display, on the display device, the one or more additional predetermined symbols, wherein the displayed additional predetermined symbols replaces at least some of the displayed plurality of symbols;
- evaluate for one or more winning symbol combinations based on the additional predetermined symbols;
- determine one or more awards corresponding to the one or more winning symbol combinations;
- and
- issue a second value from a value dispenser based on the one or more awards upon receipt of a cash out request.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.