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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2018
Video Gaming Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine includes a credit input mechanism, a display, a processor, and a memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to at least display a plurality of reels, each of the plurality of reels comprising a plurality of symbol display positions, establish a credit balance in response to a receipt of a credit input via the credit input mechanism, initiate a play of a game in response to a wager, for at least one of the plurality of symbol display positions for each of the plurality of reels, determine and display a symbol from a set of symbols, determine that a first unfolding of the first instance of the unfolding symbol should occur based on a first probability, and expand the active play area beyond the border based on the first instance of the unfolding symbol appearing adjacent to the border.