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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Kimberly Yost, Las Vegas, NV (US);
John Pariseau, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a display device and a control unit operably coupled to the display device. The control unit includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on the display device including the steps of rendering a game screen on the display device including a grid including a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of columns, each column including a predefined number of cells, animating a corresponding bonus wheel game symbol to appear adjacent a top end of each column, and animating a stack of symbols to appear within each column.