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US 5,848,932 AGranted
Method of playing game and gaming games 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.
Claims69
A slot machine comprising:
- means for receiving a wager;
- a plurality of rotatable reels, each of said reels comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein said rotatable reels are caused to rotate after a wager has been placed and subsequently stop thereby displaying a plurality of said indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one of said reel displays of said indicia;
- a mechanical, movable bonus payout indicator comprising a wheel for visually indicating one of a plurality of randomly selected bonus payouts to a player, said bonus payout indicator operatively connected to said signal generating means such that said bonus payout indicator will only operate if said signal generating means has generated a signal corresponding to a preselected bonus reel display;
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- means for providing a winning payout, said payout providing means responsive to said signal generating means.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of rotatable reels, each of said reels comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein said rotatable reels are caused to rotate and subsequently stop thereby displaying a plurality of said indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one of a plurality of displays of said indicia;
- a movable, mechanical bonus payout indicator for visually indicating one of a plurality of bonus payouts to a player, said bonus payout indicator operatively connected to said signal generating means such that said bonus payout indicator can indicate a bonus payout only if said signal generating means has generated at least one signal;
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- means for providing a winning payout corresponding to a randomly selected bonus payout indicated by said mechanical bonus payout indicator.
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A method of conducting a game of chance comprising the steps of:
- providing a player with an opportunity to place a wager to actuate a primary gaming unit;
- said primary gaming unit displaying a randomly selected primary display to a player, said display comprising an indicia set from a plurality of slot reels;
- providing a secondary gaming unit having a plurality of possible bonus payouts, said second gaming unit providing a player with a randomly selected bonus payout and displaying said bonus payout with a movable mechanical bonus indicator in the form of a disc if said primary display is a preselected bonus indicia set.
A gaming device comprising:
- a first gaming unit comprising means for randomly selecting and displaying a first indicia set comprising a plurality of indicia from a plurality of possible indicia sets, wherein the possible indicia sets comprise at least one winning set, and said gaming unit indicates to a player that the player has won a prize if a winning indicia set has been selected,
- a second display comprising means for randomly selecting and displaying at least one additional indicia of a bonus payout to change the prize indicated by the first gaming unit, said additional indicia selected from a plurality of possible indicia when said first indicia set is one of a preselected plurality of winning indicia sets, said additional indicia displaying means comprising indicia of a wheel element and an indicator, and wherein said indicia of a wheel element and said indicator are relatively movable.
A slot machine comprising:
- means for receiving a wager;
- a plurality of rotatable reels, each of said reels comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein said rotatable reels are caused to rotate after a wager has been placed and subsequently stop thereby displaying a plurality of said indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one of said reel displays of said indicia;
- a mechanical, movable payout indicator comprising a wheel for visually indicating one of a plurality of randomly selected payouts to a player, said payout indicator operatively connected to said signal generating means such that said payout indicator will only operate if said signal generating means has generated a signal corresponding to a preselected reel display;
- means for gradually decreasing the rate of movement of said payout indicator;
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- means for providing a winning payout, said payout providing means responsive to said signal generating means.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary gaming unit comprising means for displaying randomly selected indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of at least one reel, a plurality of reels, at least one indicia of a reel, a plurality of reel indicia, at least one indicia of a playing card, a plurality of playing card indicia, and combinations thereof;
- means for actuating said primary gaming unit and displaying a plurality of indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one preselected display of indicia by said primary gaming unit, wherein at least one of said preselected displays comprises one winning indicia and at least one non-winning indicia;
- a secondary indicating unit comprising means for providing at least one discernible indicia of a movable payout indicator, said discernible indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of randomly selected possible payouts, wherein said providing means is operatively connected to said primary gaming unit and is actuatable in response to said signal.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary gaming unit comprising means for displaying randomly selected indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of at least one reel, a plurality of reels, at least one indicia of a reel, a plurality of reel indicia, at least one indicia of a playing card, a plurality of playing card indicia, and combinations thereof;
- means for actuating said primary gaming unit and displaying a plurality of indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one preselected display of indicia by said primary gaming unit;
- a secondary indicating unit comprising means for providing at least one discernible indicia of a movable payout indicator, said discernible indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of randomly selected possible payouts, wherein said providing means is operatively connected to said primary gaming unit and is actuatable in response to said signal;
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- means for indicating a payout multiplier.
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A gaming device comprising:
- a primary gaming unit comprising means for displaying randomly selected indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of at least one reel, a plurality of reels, at least one indicia of a reel, a plurality of reel indicia, at least one indicia of a playing card, a plurality of playing card indicia, and combinations thereof;
- means for actuating said primary gaming unit and displaying a plurality of indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one preselected display of indicia by said primary gaming unit;
- a secondary indicating unit comprising means for providing at least one discernible, indicia of a movable payout indicator, said discernible indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of randomly selected possible payouts, wherein said providing means is operatively connected to said primary gaming unit and is actuatable in response to said signal;
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- means for gradually decreasing the rate of change of said discernable indicia of a payout indicator.
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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 actuating said standard gaming unit and displaying a plurality of indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one select display of indicia;
- a secondary gaming unit comprising a means for providing at least one discernible indicia of a movable mechanical payout indicator, said providing means indicating at least one of a plurality of randomly selected 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 gaming device comprising:
- a primary gaming unit comprising means for displaying randomly selected indicia, said displayed indicia selected from the group consisting of at least one reel, a plurality of reels, at least one indicia of a reel, a plurality of reel indicia, at least one indicia of a playing card, a plurality of playing card indicia, and combinations thereof;
- means for actuating said primary gaming unit and displaying a plurality of indicia;
- means for generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one preselected display of indicia by said primary gaming unit;
- a secondary indicating unit comprising means for providing at least one discernible, indicia of a movable payout indicator, said discernible indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of randomly selected payouts, wherein said providing means is operatively connected to said primary gaming unit and becomes actuatable in response to said signal;
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- a switch operatively connected to said providing means by which a player can activate said providing means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.