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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Wilson, Jr, Chicago, IL (US);
Benjamin T Gomez, Chicago, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
WMS Gaming Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
463 20 ; 2731 / ; 463 25 ;
Abstract
A spinning reel slot machine which gives a multiplied payoff when certain conditions are fulfilled. Wins including a special symbol on the pay line are multiplied by an incremental multiplier when the machine is in a particular mode. A counter value is increased by one every time a second special symbol appears on the visible sections of the reels. Whenever the counter reaches a predetermined value, the counter is reset and the multiplier is increased. Whenever a multiplied payout occurs, the multiplier is reset to a minimum value.
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