US 2004/0072610 A1 · Gaming machine and method having symbols capable of displaying movement

Abstract

A gaming machine providing symbols, located in a display area, that are capable of displaying movement. In one embodiment, the gaming machine is a slot machine. With slot machines, the symbols are located on reels and appear on one or more pay lines located in the display area. The slot machine may be programmed so that, when a symbol appears in a pay line as part of a winning combination, it will display movement across all or some portion of the pay line. Movement may also be provided when a non-winning combination is present in the pay line. The gaming machine may also be a video poker terminal, video bingo terminal, or other gaming machine.

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Dependent claims

A gaming machine with a moving display comprising, in combination:

a money receiver;
a play activator;
a display area having two or more reels therein;
and
at least one symbol being visible in each said reel in said display area;
wherein at least one of said symbols is capable of movement from one said reel to another said reel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Gaming machine and method having symbols capable of displaying movement

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Abstract

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