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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2000
William J. Bussick, Sparks, NV (US);
Lance R. Peterson, Reno, NV (US);
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
Garrett M. Olson, Reno, NV (US);
James A. Vasquez, Carson City, NV (US);
Joseph E. Kaminkow, Reno, NV (US);
Aaron T. Jones, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a gaming device that provides a gaming device that displays a plurality of related symbols, wherein each symbol has a different exhibition associated with it. The gaming device includes a display adapted to display the symbols and the exhibitions, whereby when a symbol is selected, the display provides the associated exhibition. In one preferred embodiment, the gaming device includes an exhibition library that stores a plurality of exhibitions. Each time a symbol is selected, the gaming device selects an exhibition from the exhibition library, associates it with that symbol, and displays it.