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US 2008/0176636 A1Published application
Embedded reel games with progressives
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorLoren Nelson
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Abstract
A method and gaming machine are disclosed for operating a game with a primary and embedded game. An embedded game is disclosed as a bonus game with one embodiment animating miniature reels inside the primary game symbol. Each embedded slot game may have its own progressive, or may be tied into the progress associated with the primary game. Each embedded slot game will have its own paytable, and may be a miniature version of a well-recognized full-sized slot game.
Claims12
A gaming machine comprising:
- a cabinet including a display section and a cavity containing gaming hardware and software;
- three or more reel games operable through the gaming hardware and software;
- the display section displaying a portion of one or more sets of reels in accordance with the reel games;
- the reel games including
- a primary reel game;
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- two or more distinct embedded reel games triggered upon a pre-determined primary reel game outcome;
- the sets of reels including a set of primary reels operable in accordance with the primary reel game outcome, the set of primary reels including two or more distinct embedded reel game symbols respectively associated with the embedded reel games;
- the pre-determined primary reel game outcome including the occurrence of a pre-determined number of the embedded reel game symbols triggering the associated embedded reel games;
- each of said embedded reel game symbols comprising a miniature set of animated reels operable to display apparent spinning and stopping in accordance with a triggered embedded reel game outcome.
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