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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2022
Applicant:

Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Inventors:

Nathan Ajhar, Sparks, NV (US);

Chris Peterson, Reno, NV (US);

Nick Hillstrom, Reno, NV (US);

Yu Chong, Reno, NV (US);

Assignee:

IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/323 (2013.01); G07F 17/3265 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method comprises initiating a gaming session for a grid-based game, tracking a number of consecutive losing plays of the grid-based game during the gaming session, and providing a player of the grid-based game with an option to reuse a wild symbol that appears in one play of the number of consecutive losing plays in a next play when the number of consecutive losing plays exceeds a threshold. The method further comprises receiving first input from the player to reuse the wild symbol in the next play, generating, in response to the first input, a sequence of symbols comprising the wild symbol, and causing a display to display the sequence of symbols populated in the array of cells.


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