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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Inventor:
Jason Meyer, Wyoming, AU;
Assignee:
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/3269 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming machine having a number of reels. Each of the reels includes at least one special symbol that in either in an active state or a normal state. Each of the reels is in either a held state or a symbol collection state indicative of a number of special symbols currently collected. During a game, when the number of special symbols of a reel reaches a predetermined number, the special symbols on the reel are in an active state for a next play of the game. While in the active state, when a special symbol is selected for the reel, the reel is in a held state a subsequent play of the game.