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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
T. Grant Bolling, Jr., Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Kurt Larsen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
An electronic method of operating a gaming system comprising a game controller. The method comprises forming, using the game controller, at least one dynamically generated reel strip by a) conducting a random determination to select one of a plurality of different arrangements of a defined number of stacked symbols, each arrangement dividing the defined number of stacked symbols into a different number of stacks of the symbol, and b) adding the selected arrangement to symbols predefined for the respective reel strip; selecting symbols, using the game controller, from a set of reel strips including the at least one dynamically generated reel strip; displaying the selected symbols on the display; and making, using the game controller, an award if the selected symbols include one or more winning outcomes.