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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Stephen Shaffer, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Frank Rodriguez, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Joseph Masinter, II, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Alfred Thomas, Ventura, CA (US);
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming device in accordance with some implementations includes a housing, a reel-spin initiation member, and a reel configured to spin in response to a user actuation of the reel-spin initiation member, the reel including a peripheral member having a plurality of symbols thereon and an array of light-emitting elements coupled to the reel. The gaming device also includes a controller coupled to the array of light-emitting elements and configured to selectively illuminate respective light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements while the reel is rotating to produce an animated visual element.