Wms Gaming, Inc.

Bally Gaming, Inc.

Lnw Gaming, Inc.

Sg Gaming, Inc.

Vms Gaming Inc.

Jeremy Hornik

Allon G Englman

Larry J Pacey

Joel Roger Jaffe

Mark B Gagner

Alfred Thomas

Dion K Aoki

Jamie W Vann

Michael W Mastropietro

Shridhar P Joshi

Richard T Schwartz

Vladimir I Arezina

Peter R Anderson

Matthew John Ward

Daniel P Louie

Benjamin T Gomez

Craig Joe Sylla

Damon E Gura

Pamela S Smith

Jeremie D Moll

Jeffrey Lee Allen

James J Poole

Michael P Casey

Vernon W Hamlin

Mark C Pace

Rory L Block

Muthu Velu

Christopher Guerrero

Jamie Knight

Peter W Flemming

Richard Barry Robbins

Michael R Bytnar

Marwan Y Ansari

Brian Gamache

Michael J Blankstein

McLaurin H Files

Kathleen J McJohn

Dale Robert Buchholz

Jesse M Smith

Steven J Zoloto

Gary J Oswald

Shawn C Collette

Jeffry L Nauman

Nickey C Shin

Patrick M Gustafson

Simon Edward Sunblade

Sarah Leggett

Andrew C Guinn

William R Wadleigh

Martin R Ugarte, Jr

Philip B Gelber

Michael V Dicillo

Alexander J Gobe

James S Halprin

Nicholas Poole

John M Koszarek

Orrin Edidin

Patrick M Dixon

Anthony J Baerlocher

Timothy C Loose

Jacek A Grabiec

Erhard Walter Rathsack

Robert L Kyte

Christopher J Frattinger

Terry D Warkentin

Daniel P Fiden

Robert T Davis

Christopher W Blackburn

Daniel J Gazdic

Bradley A Rose

Travis N Nelson

John L Walsh

Peter A Anderson

Harry C Lang

James E Motyl

John D Flint

Dean A Ehrlich

Miguel A Vega

Chris Parrinello

Mary Griffin

Sue Ruebusch

Marija Kuzmanovic

Patrick J Campbell

Kurt J Kanellos

Robert A Rissetto

Peng Han

Michael Vincent DiCillo

Candice Savino

A gaming system and methods thereof that utilize game-logic circuitry and a presentation assembly that presents a plurality of symbol positions, one or more persistent elements respectively associated with one or more bonus game features, and one or more game outcomes by populating the symbol positions with a respective set of symbols. In response to detecting a catalyst event including a feature-triggering symbol within any of the outcomes, the presentation assembly animates an addition of the feature-triggering symbol to a first persistent element, presents, in response to randomly selecting a first outcome state of the catalyst event, one or more bonus game outcomes based on the bonus game features linked to the first persistent element, and presents, in response to randomly selecting a second outcome state of the catalyst event, an award sequence for an award including an award value visually indicated by the feature-trigger symbol.

Gaming systems and methods with branching catalyst events

Display with transitional graphical user interface of a gaming machine

There is provided an example gaming system (and method) that utilizes a presentation assembly configured to present a plurality of reels. The plurality of reels bear a plurality of symbols including value-bearing symbols and at least two special symbols. The at least two special symbols comprise at least a first special symbol and a second special symbol. The plurality of symbols are ranked according to a hierarchy. The value-bearing symbols have a lowest rank in the hierarchy. The at least two special symbols have ranks higher than the lowest rank. Each of the at least two special symbols has a different rank from each other within the hierarchy. Furthermore, each one of the at least two special symbols is configured to collect symbols of a lesser rank than its own rank. Game-logic circuitry conducts a series of spins of the plurality of reels, each spin including spinning and stopping the plurality of reels to randomly land at least some of the plurality of symbols. A first one of the series of spins lands, via the game-logic circuitry, a set of the value-bearing symbols. In response to a second one the series of spins landing the first special symbol, collecting, via automated animation by the game-logic circuitry, the set of the value-bearing symbols into the first special symbol.

Gaming machine with hierarchical collector feature

Disclosed are gaming methods and a system that utilize a presentation assembly configured to present a series of spins of a plurality of reels arranged in an array, the plurality of reels including value-bearing symbols and a plurality of types of aggregation symbols. When one of the plurality of types of aggregation symbols lands in the array, values borne by one or more value-bearing symbols in the array are aggregated into a value borne by the aggregation symbols according to rules based on its type. At a conclusion of the series of spins, a payout based on the values of the aggregation symbols and any other value-bearing symbols in the array is awarded.

Gaming machine and method with a value-bearing symbol aggregation feature

A gaming system includes a gaming machine and game-logic circuitry. The gaming machine includes a display device configured to display (i) a symbol array comprising a plurality of symbols and (ii) a modifier array comprising a plurality of modifiers. The game-logic circuitry is configured to select, for a plurality of rounds of populating the symbol array with symbols, a subarray of the modifier array. The selected subarray is displayed by the display device. The game-logic circuitry is further configured to generate, using a random-number generator, one or more random numbers to determine an outcome of a round of the plurality of rounds, modify the subarray in response to the outcome of the round including a selection symbol, and apply, in response to a trigger round of the plurality of rounds, the modifiers of the subarray to an outcome associated with the trigger round.

Gaming systems and methods using dynamic modifiers

A system and method for delivering and licensing wager gaming content is described herein. In one embodiment, the system can include a wager gaming machine to receive gaming content, conduct wagering games based on the gaming content, and transmit information indicating how the wager gaming machine used the gaming content. The system can also include a download manager to receive the information indicating how the gaming content was used, and determine a fee for use of the gaming content.

Delivering and licensing wager gaming content

A game machine includes a table display defining a first portion on which a community game is displayed and second portions on which a wagering game is displayed to player stations. An outcome is displayed on the second portions. An entry into the community game is awarded to the player station in response to a first triggering event. The entry is applied to a game element of the community game in association with the player station, which persists with the game element for a plurality of plays of the community game. Responsive to a second triggering event, a play of the community game is conducted and an award is awarded to any player station having an entry applied to a game element in the community game responsive to an outcome of a play of the community game that is associated with the game element to which the entry is applied.

Wagering game system with persistent entries in community event

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include detecting that one or more wearable computers are within a proximity range to a wagering game machine. In some examples, the operations further include determining one or more characteristics associated with the one or more wearable computers in response to the detecting that the one or more wearable computers are within the proximity range to the wagering game machine. In some examples, the operations further include providing a feature associated with a wagering game based on the one or more characteristics of the one or more wearable computers.

Wagering game wearables

Disclosed is a gaming system including a regulated gaming machine primarily dedicated for use in playing at least one regulated casino wagering game that randomly selects an outcome of the casino wagering game and displays the selected outcome via first and second adjoining matrices comprising a plurality of game symbols and at least one modifier symbol displayed in a position to temporarily overlay at least one symbol in each of the first and second matrices and to convert any overlaid symbols to another symbol prior to awarding an award in response to the displayed outcome meeting a predetermined award criterion.

Gaming machine including a multi-matrix modifier symbol

A gaming system includes a wagering game mechanism associating the game-outcome symbol of multiple reels of the wagering game to a unified game-symbol outcome. The wagering game generates an outcome symbol array with independent array elements and one or more associated groups of array elements. The associated groups of array elements are visually coordinated while the reels are spinning. Each associated group of array elements share a common game-outcome symbol based upon reels having a common reel strip for the associated group or a particular game-outcome symbol array element of the associated group. When the reels stop spinning and the wagering game outcome is displayed, the elements of a given associated group share an identical game-outcome symbol. Each array element not a part of a associated group uses a reel having a default reel strip to determine game-outcome symbols, and associated group array elements use a reel having a reel strip containing at least one symbol common to every element of the associated group.

Association or linking of symbol bearing array elements in a gaming machine

A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a handheld gaming machine configured to play at least one game and a controller. The controller is configured to base eligibility of the handheld gaming machine for a game-related feature at least upon a location of the handheld gaming machine.

Handheld wagering game system and methods for conducting wagering games thereupon

Growing community of inventors

Chicago, IL, United States of America

Jeremy Hornik