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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Jon M. Leupp, Orinda, CA (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/34 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming system includes a cascading symbol or tumbling reel game which utilizes one or more different classes or sets of symbols. Each class or set of symbols includes one or more related symbols. If a symbol class triggering event occurs in association with a class or set of symbols, the gaming system removes each of the related symbols in that class of symbols which are displayed at symbol display positions of one or more symbol display position matrices.