Wms Gaming, Inc.

Bally Gaming, Inc.

Bradley A Rose

Allon G Englman

Benjamin T Gomez

Michael W Mastropietro

Jeremy Hornik

Jason C Gilmore

Philip B Gelber

Patrick J Campbell

A gaming system having an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game including a trail-based game. A display for displaying the trail-based game is also included. The trail-based game includes a plurality of elements along a trail. Each of the plurality of elements has an associated award. In response to a player meeting a predetermined criterion, the player is awarded the associated award for all of the plurality of elements.

Wagering game with trail-based bonus game having player-selectable features

A method for playing a wagering game allows an opportunity to achieve a progressive award. A wager input is received from a player for playing the wagering game. A triggered progressive game includes player-selectable elements, each of the player-selectable elements being capable of association with a progressive-winning outcome. An outcome is assigned to each of the player-selectable elements, wherein a probability that the outcome is a progressive-winning outcome depends upon an amount of the wager input. The player-selectable elements are displayed.

Wagering game with multi-level progressive game

A method and apparatus for conducting a wagering game are disclosed. After a player makes a wager, a display depicts a combination of symbols. If the displayed combination yields a predetermined award and meets a predetermined criterion, a win multiplier feature is invoked. In the win multiplier feature the symbols of the combination are associated with respective multipliers, and then the player is prompted to select one of the symbols of the combination. The display reveals the multiplier associated with the selected symbol. The predetermined award is multiplied by the revealed multiplier.

Gaming machine with win multiplier feature

A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a community display for displaying a community game having a plurality of features for determining a community award that is awarded to all players at eligible linked gaming machines. The community game includes selection of a player at an eligible linked gaming machine to interact with the community game to determine the community award. One of the plurality of features includes a community free spin feature that awards free spins of a base wagering game to each player.

Wagering game with community game feature

A gaming machine comprises a central processing unit and a pendulum. The central processing unit operates the gaming machine in response to a wager and selects a game outcome from a plurality of possible game outcomes. The pendulum indicates the game outcome selected by the central processing unit.

Gaming machine having a pendulum-based payout indicator

A game of chance is conducted on a video gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager. The game includes a plurality of symbols randomly selected for placement in a displayed symbol array. A shuffle feature is triggered in response to the displayed symbols including a sequence of value-based symbols. The sequence defines a first award. The sequence of value-based symbols are then re-ordered such that the re-ordered sequence defines a second award. The second award is awarded to the player.

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Bradley A Rose