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US 5,823,874 AGranted
Method of playing game and gaming device with an additional payout indicator
AssigneeAnchor Gaming
InventorWilliam R. Adams
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Abstract
Gaming devices comprising a standard gaming unit, e.g., three reels, and a discernible additional payout indicator, e.g., a rotatable wheel. A preferred bonus payout indicator is clearly visible by the player and is actuatable when the reels of the slot machine stop on certain predetermined indicia. A preferred embodiment further comprises a payout multiplier which displays a plurality of values by which a payout may be multiplied.
Claims41
A gaming device comprising:
- a first, standard gaming unit for displaying a randomly selected combination of indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of reels, indicia of reels, indicia of playing cards, and combinations thereof;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one select display of indicia by said first, standard gaming unit;
- means for providing at least one discernible indicia of a mechanical bonus indicator, said discernible indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of possible bonuses, wherein said providing means is operatively connected to said first, standard gaming unit and becomes actuatable in response to said signal.
A gaming device comprising:
- a first, standard gaming unit for displaying a randomly selected combination of indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of reels, indicia of reels, indicia of playing cards, and combinations thereof;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one select display of indicia;
- means for providing at least one discernible indicia of a mechanical payout indicator, said providing means indicating at least one of a plurality of possible additional payouts, wherein said providing means is operatively connected to said first, standard gaming unit and actuatable in response to said signal;
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- means for generating at least one discernible indicia of a payout multiplier.
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A method of conducting a wagering game of chance comprising the steps of:
- providing a player with an opportunity to place a wager;
- displaying a randomly selected combination of indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of reels, indicia of reels, indicia of playing cards, and combination thereof;
- generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one select display of said indicia;
- providing at least one discernible indicia of a mechanical bonus indicator, said bonus indicator indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of possible bonuses, wherein said bonus indicator indicia is in the form of a wheel or reel and is actuatable in response to said signal.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a first, standard gaming unit for displaying a randomly selected combination of indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of reels, indicia of reels, indicia of playing cards, and combinations thereof;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one select display of indicia by said first, standard gaming unit;
- means for indicating an additional possible payout, said additional payout indicating means continuously displaying a plurality of possible additional payouts and comprising means for indicating whether at least one of said plurality of additional payouts will be provided to a player, wherein said additional payout indicating means is operatively connected to said first, standard gaming unit and becomes actuatable in response to said signal.
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