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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2024
Lnw Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Colbee V. Jones, Reno, NV (US);
Kenneth Shawn Soong, Henderson, NV (US);
LNW Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that presents a plurality of symbols in an array corresponding to a plurality of symbol-bearing reels. Game-logic circuitry animates a persistent symbol in the array. Using a random number generator, the game logic-circuitry spins and stops the reels. In response to spinning of the reels, the game-logic circuitry animates movement of the persistent symbol across a boundary of the array to enter a win zone outside of the array. The game-logic circuitry further animates a triggering symbol associated with the win zone. In response to animating the triggering symbol animating, by the game-logic circuitry, an increment of a meter using a value associated with the persistent symbol.