Anisur Rahman Chowdhury

Anthony J Baerlocher

Hans Elias

Darren Maya

Karen Michelle Cregan

Matthew Earl Belger

Bryan D Wolf

Ali M Saffari

James A Vasquez

Mark Bansemer

Christopher T Lundy

John W Chamberlain

Chris D Reddicks

Robert A Bittman

A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols on each of the reels. At least one and preferably a plurality of the symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols. A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to flag the outcome of the current and all tracking spins in a memory storage device. A back symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to retrieve the flagged outcomes of each flagged spin and to re-display the outcomes in a sequential manner and to provide the awards associated with the outcomes to the player. An additional embodiment of the invention automatically flags all spins of the gaming device for retrieval and display upon the generation of a back or bonus symbol. The gaming device determines if an award is associated with one or more of the symbols generated on the reels and provides any determined award to the player.

Gaming device having sequential activations of a game and replay of previous activations of the game

Methods and systems for providing low denomination payline and wagering options for 'penny' gaming machines and systems are disclosed. A gaming machine or system configurator can provide various operator adjustable settings, including minimum overall wager, maximum overall wager, available denominations for play, minimum number of paylines that must be played, and incremental amount of paylines to be played. The configurator can include manual devices, an interface to a remote server or internal gaming machine logic. Player adjustable game parameters can include a play denomination, an overall wager, the number of paylines played and the number of credits per payline. Parameters not set by the player are automatically calculated by the gaming machine for faster game play. Residual awards or credit balances of less than a whole coin can be squared by payout mechanisms including a ticket printer, a player accounting system, a charity feature or a bonus play feature.

Payline and wagering options for low denomination games

A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols on each of the reels. At least one of the symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols. A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to flag the outcome of the current and all tracking spins. A back symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to retrieve the flagged outcomes of each flagged spin and to re-display the outcomes in a sequential manner and to provide the awards associated with the outcomes to the player.

The present invention provides a novel bonusing system implemented on gaming machines and associated network devices on a network. According to some implementations, a central system qualifies or eliminates sites and/or types of gaming devices for participation based on criteria such as contribution level, games available, date range, location, device manufacturer, denominations available, etc. In some implementations, the qualification or elimination process is performed at a site (e.g., by a site controller) according to criteria obtained from the central system. The methods of the present invention may be de-coupled from player tracking methods.

Wide area bonusing systems

A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols on each of the reels. At least one and preferably a plurality of the symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols. A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to flag the outcome of the current and all tracking spins in a memory storage device. A back symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to retrieve the flagged outcomes of each flagged spin and to redisplay the outcomes in a sequential manner and to provide the awards associated with the outcomes to the player. An additional embodiment of the invention automatically flags all spins of the gaming device for retrieval and display upon the generation of a back or bonus symbol. The gaming device determines if an award is associated with one or more of the symbols generated on the reels and provides any determined award to the player.

A method and apparatus for use in a gaming apparatus having a plurality of reels, wherein each reel includes a plurality of physical stops associated with a plurality of symbols is disclosed. The method and apparatus maps random numbers to the plurality of physical stops on the plurality of reels in a random manner.

Electronic gaming device having random reel mapping

An electronic gambling unit for allowing a user to play a gambling game, and for dispensing at least one of a plurality of types of value to the user based on user preference information at the conclusion of the gambling game, may generally include a display unit capable of generating color images or other display mechanisms capable of displaying images associated with the gambling game. The electronic gambling unit may further include an input device that allows the user to input information, a value-accepting mechanism capable of allowing the user to deposit a medium of currency, and a value-dispensing mechanism containing a first item representing a first type of value and a second item representing a second type of value, and being capable of dispensing the items to the user. Moreover, the electronic gambling unit may include a controller operatively coupled to the display unit, the input device, the value-accepting mechanism, and the value-dispensing mechanism. The controller may include a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor.

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Reno, NV, United States of America

Anisur Rahman Chowdhury