US 2010/0144422 A1Published application

Multiple game interfaces for gaming devices

AssigneePrecedent Gaming, Inc.

InventorKathleen Nylund Jackson

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Abstract

A slot machine processor and a video monitor screen are provided on which symbols may be provided in a grid for use in a multi-stage video slot game. The game stages are played sequentially, with separate predetermined sets of symbols being provided for at least two game stages. A first symbol set is provided for at least a first game stage, the first symbol set comprising at least one specifically-themed symbol. A second symbol set is provided for at least a second game stage, the second symbol set comprising at least one specifically-themed symbol that is predeterminedly-related to the at least one specifically-themed symbol in the first symbol set. Symbols in at least a third game stage may be a combination of symbols from the first and second symbol sets. Final symbol arrays in each game stage are analyzed by the processor, and any winning combinations are paid according to predetermined rules and/or paytables.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A method of playing a video wagering game on a gaming apparatus with a video display comprising:

a player placing a wager through the gaming apparatus;
the gaming apparatus providing a first set of symbols in available symbol display areas on the video display;
a processor determining whether the first set of symbols is a predetermined winning event;
if the first set of symbols is a winning event, crediting the player with a win amount and then proceeding to a next set of displayed symbols, and if the set of symbols is not a winning event, proceeding to a next set of displayed symbols;
displaying a second set of displayed symbols on the video screen;
the processor determining whether the second set of symbols being independent of the first set of symbols is a predetermined winning event;
if the second set of symbols is a winning event, crediting the player with a win amount and then proceeding to display the first set of symbols along with the second set of symbols, and if the second set of symbols is not a winning event, proceeding to display the first set of symbols along with the second set of symbols;
determining if a combination of the first set of symbols and second set of symbols forms a predetermined winning event;
and
resolving the wager and awarding any amounts won.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/590,836Filed 13 Nov 2009
Priority: 14 Nov 2008
Published: 10 Jun 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G07F 17/3244
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
G07F 17/34
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
G07F
Coin-freed or like apparatus