Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited

Allon Englman

Gary Joseph Penacho

Thomas Tuomey

Christmas Uberuaga

Bradley John Hendricks

Blake Davis

Scott Delekta

Daniel Mirjavadi

Patrick Finch

Christopher T Brune

John Daley

Brian Johnson

John Victor Ludwick

Damien Burczyk

Brian A Johnson

Dan Mirjavadi

Alfred Thomas

Larry J Pacey

Angelo Palmisano

Joseph Masinter, Ii

David Marsh

Jeffrey Uss

Christopher Cleveland

Kevin Walsh

Daniel Marston

Michele Rousseau

Andrew Harrington

Matthew Belger

Jose Uberuaga

Randolf Dimalanta

Display screen or portion thereof with a transitional graphical user interface

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface

A gaming device is provided. The gaming device may be configured to, determine that at least a first base prize symbol is displayed in a first matrix position of a matrix of a game display, the first base prize symbol being associated with a first prize amount, cause the game display to display, in the first matrix position, a first transparent prize symbol, the first transparent prize symbol being associated with the first prize amount, in response to a bonus game instance, generate at least one special symbol in the matrix, determine that the at least one special symbol is displayed in the first matrix position that includes the first transparent prize symbol, and display a second transparent prize symbol in the first matrix position, the second transparent prize symbol being associated with a second prize amount greater than the first prize amount.

Upgradeable symbol feature systems and methods for a gaming environment

In an electronic gaming device, a boost stage uses a metamorphic graphical element. The boost stage starts when predetermined condition such as a 'near-miss' condition occurs and provides an additional opportunity to satisfy a trigger condition for a supplemental feature. The metamorphic graphical element indicates how many times the predetermined condition has occurred since the supplemental feature was last triggered. When the boost stage starts, the state of the metamorphic graphical element can advance to a higher state value, visually indicating the additional opportunity to satisfy the trigger condition for the supplemental feature. For the boost stage, if the previous result (associated with the predetermined condition) is enhanced enough to satisfy the trigger condition, the supplemental feature is triggered and the metamorphic graphical element is reset. Otherwise, the boost stage finishes but the advanced state value of the metamorphic graphical element is maintained.

Boost stage with metamorphic graphical element

Display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface

An electronic gaming device includes a display device and a game controller in communication with the display device. The game controller includes a processor and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the game controller to: cause display of a base game including a plurality of reels; control the plurality of reels to display a combination of symbols corresponding to a primary game outcome; determine that the primary game outcome satisfies a bonus game condition and an enhancement condition to trigger a bonus game having at least one enhanced characteristic; identify outcomes for one or more free spins of the bonus game having the at least one enhanced characteristic; randomly select an outcome for each free spin from the identified outcomes; and initiate the bonus reel game that includes display of the randomly selected outcome for each of the one or more free spins.

Electronic gaming systems and methods for presenting a bonus game with enhanced characteristics

An electronic gaming system includes a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory. The instructions, when executed, cause the processor to initiate a reel game that uses a set of reels having a set of reel strips, and select a special symbol that is included in the set of reel strips from a plurality of special symbols including a first set of special symbols associated with a first pay evaluation and a second set of special symbols associated with a second pay evaluation that determines a greater number of winning symbol combinations than the first pay evaluation. Special symbols of the first set have a greater probability of being selected than special symbols of the second set. The instructions, when executed, also cause the processor to cause display of an outcome of the reel game and evaluate the outcome of the reel game.

Electronic gaming systems and methods having outcomes randomly selected from multiple sets of winning symbol combinations

A multi-game package environment for a gaming device includes at least a first and second game. The first game is eligible to trigger a payout of one or more first progressive feature prizes associated with the first game and ineligible to trigger a payout of one or more second progressive feature prizes associated with the second game. A first set of random-based game outcomes are generated for a round of play of the first game to randomly determine a bulk progressive feature prize update operation across at least one progressive feature prize of each of the games in the multi-game package. A second set of random-based game outcomes is generated to randomly determine whether one of the one or more first progressive feature prizes in the first game is triggered. Concurrently, an amount by which to update a visual meter associated with each updated progressive feature prize may be determined.

Symbol-driven incrementation of progressive feature prizes across multiple games in a multi-game package

In an electronic gaming device, instances of a target symbol are swapped in to symbol positions of one or more reel strips using one or more index tables to identify the symbol positions at which to swap in the instances of the target symbol. The index table(s) can be configured to cluster instances of the target symbol according to a deterministic approach. Subsequently, spin results are determined for one or more spins of reels using the reel strips.

Low-complexity reel symbol replacement strategy with clustering

An electronic gaming machine includes a display device and a game controller configured to initiate a feature game that uses a plurality of mechanical reels and the display device, identify a number of feature game symbols initially available for use during the feature game, display a plurality of symbol columns, each symbol column of the plurality of symbol columns is associated with a reel, perform a spin of the reels, in response to the player initiating the play, distribute the number of feature game symbols into the plurality of symbol columns based on an output of a random number generator, each feature game symbol being displayed in a determined symbol column of the plurality of symbol columns, evaluate an outcome of the feature game based on attributing the feature game symbols to associated reels, and award credit to the player based on the evaluating.

Systems and methods for supplementing a wagering game

An electronic gaming machine includes a display device, a player input interface configured to receive player input from a player; and a game controller configured to execute instructions. The instructions cause the processor to display a plurality of game reels including a first game reel type having a plurality of symbol positions and a second game reel type including a grouped symbol position. The instructions also cause the processor to display a bonus symbol in the grouped system position and, in response to displaying the bonus symbol, to display an expanded display area comprising at least one additional symbol position located above the reels of the first game reel type. The instructions further cause the processor to determine a game outcome based upon a combination of the at least one additional symbol position and the plurality of symbol positions.

Systems and methods for providing a feature game

A gaming device may perform various electronic games, such as a keno game, and may include a game controller configured to control operations of the performed electronic games. During the course of a game performed on the gaming device, the game controller may control various winning scenarios, including alternate winning scenarios. At certain stages in a keno game, a number of markers may be selected. Before, after, or while these markers are selected, the game controller may determine how many bonus markers will be selected. Based on the number of selected bonus markers, the game controller may initiate a bonus draw phase where an additional number of markers may be selected. After all markers have been selected, any selected bonus markers may be added together and the calculated sum may be added to a credit balance associated with a player of the gaming device.

Keno games with bonus markers and alternative winning scenarios

Memory-efficient techniques for assigning credit values to credit symbols in games of chance are provided. Such techniques allow such credit values to be displayed in ascending or descending order while still allowing for control of the rate at which the credit values grow (or decrease) in value. Moreover, such techniques allow the particular sequences of credit values that are assigned to be dynamically generated from one game to the next, thereby avoiding potentially repetitive use of a limited number of pre-defined credit value sequences to assign credit values or the need for large numbers of pre-defined credit value sequences that may unnecessarily consume memory.

Memory-efficient symbol credit value generation system

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Las Vegas, NV, United States of America

Allon Englman