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US 6,544,120 B2Granted
Gaming machine
AssigneeAinsworth Game Technology Limited
InventorLeonard Hastings Ainsworth
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Abstract
A spinning reel video poker machine that displays an initial array of symbols that may be on a simulation of spinning reels (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5). In response to a trigger additional symbols will become available on the video screen to extend existing paylines or provide new paylines. The new paylines may be part of an extension to an existing array or they may be part of a separate array of symbols or set of reels that becomes available in response to the trigger.
Claims20
A gaming machine comprising:
- a display for showing an initial array of randomly selected symbols, the array having an initial number of rows and columns of randomly selected symbols visible on the display, the gaming machine for paying winnings on the occurrence of predetermined winning combinations of symbols, wherein upon a trigger event, one or more additional symbols joining the array to increase the number of symbols displayed so that the machine can also pay winnings on winning combinations resulting from the increased number of symbols.
A gaming machine comprising:
- a display for showing an initial array of randomly selected symbols such that the gaming machine is for paying winnings on the occurrence of predetermined winning combinations of the symbols in the initial array;
- wherein,
- at least one additional row and/or column of random symbols appears on the display for gaming upon a the occurrence of predetermined trigger event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.