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US 2003/0114215 A1Published application
Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines
AssigneeIgt
InventorsWilliam R. Adams, Mark A. Hettinger
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Abstract
Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices comprising multiple wagering options. In one aspect, a single wagering unit activates a plurality of pay lines. In another aspect, at least one wager is randomly assigned to at least one pay line. Other aspects include novel arrangements of pay lines and wagering options to add excitement and enjoyment to the gaming experience. According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, one or more indicia for a particular pay line are received for display thereon from at least one other gaming device.
Claims42
A gaming device comprising:
- a display comprising an image of a plurality of reels, each of said reels comprising a plurality of indicia positions, the display being operable to effect perceived independent rotation of the reels to achieve a randomly generated combination of displayed indicia comprising a plurality of indicia associated with each reel;
- a plurality of pay lines, each pay line comprising a different arrangement of displayed indicia;
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- a control device configured to activate a plurality of the pay lines in response to wagering of a single wagering unit.
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A gaming method, comprising:
- displaying an image comprising visible portions of a plurality of adjacent, perceptibly rotatable reels, each visible reel portion comprising a plurality of indicia positions;
- displaying a plurality of pay lines, each pay line comprising a predetermined different arrangement of indicia on at least one of the visible reel portions;
- placing at least one wager;
- randomly assigning the at least one wager to at least one pay line of the plurality;
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- initiating perceptible rotation of the reels of the plurality to randomly generate indicia on the visible reel portions.
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A gaming device comprising:
- an input device configured for receiving at least one wager;
- a display comprising visible portions of a plurality of laterally adjacent perceptibly rotatable reels defining a two-dimensional array of indicia positions, each of the visible portions of the reels vertically displaying a plurality of indicia at indicia positions wherein a first indicia is displayed adjacent to a second indicia and not adjacent to at least a third indicia;
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- a plurality of pay lines on the gaming machine, at least one pay line of the plurality being defined to comprise indicia positions on adjacent reels which are neither horizontally or diagonally immediately mutually adjacent;
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- a control device for randomly generating a combination of indicia at the indicia positions on the visible portions of the reels through perceived rotation thereof at least in part responsive to receipt of the at least one wager by the input device.
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A gaming device comprising:
- an input device configured for receiving at least one wager;
- a display comprising visible portions of a plurality of perceptibly rotatable reels defining an array of indicia positions, each of the visible portions of the reels displaying indicia at a plurality of indicia positions;
- a plurality of pay lines on the display including at least three pay lines, each of the at least three pay lines including differing numbers of indicia than each of the other at least three pay lines;
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- a control device for randomly generating a combination of indicia on the visible portions of the reels at least in part responsive to receipt of the at least one wager by the input device.
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A gaming device, comprising:
- a display comprising visible portions of a plurality of adjacent, perceptibly rotatable reels, each of the visible portions of the reels comprising a plurality of indicia positions;
- a plurality of pay lines each comprising a predetermined arrangement of the plurality of indicia positions of the display, at least one pay line of the plurality of pay lines configured to encompass at least one indicia position on at least one of the visible portions of a reel adapted to receive at least one indicia generated by another gaming device in communication with the gaming machine and to employ the at least one indicia therein;
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- a control device for randomly generating a combination of indicia on the visible portions of the reels at least in part responsive to receipt of the at least one wager by the input device.
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A gaming system, comprising:
- a first gaming device including:
- a display comprising visible portions of a plurality of adjacent, perceptibly rotatable reels, each of the visible portions of the reels comprising a plurality of indicia positions;
- a plurality of pay lines each comprising a predetermined arrangement of the plurality of indicia positions of the display, at least one pay line of the plurality of pay lines configured to encompass an indicia position on at least one of the visible portions of a reel adapted to receive at least one indicia generated by another gaming device in communication with the first gaming device and to employ the at least one indicia therein;
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- a control device for randomly generating a combination of indicia including the indicia position on the visible portions of the reels at least in part responsive to receipt of the at least one wager by the input device;
- at least one other gaming device configured to generate the at least one indicia;
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- a communication link extending between the first gaming device and the at least one other gaming device for transmission of the at least one indicia from the at least one other gaming device to the first gaming device for display on the indicia position adapted to receive the at least one indicia.
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A gaming method, comprising:
- providing a display including an array of indicia positions corresponding to a visually perceptible representation of portions of a plurality of adjacent reels for display of a indicia at a plurality of indicia positions on each reel portion;
- assigning a plurality of pay lines comprising at least three pay lines to indicia positions of the array, each of the at least three pay lines including differing numbers of indicia positions than each of the other at least three pay lines;
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- randomly generating and displaying a combination of indicia at the indicia positions on the portions of the reels and determining a game outcome responsive to indicia displayed on each of the at least three pay lines
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.