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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Michael J. Dietz, II, Peralta, NM (US);
Infinity Group Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
An electronic slot machine ( ) and method of use which allows a player to completely replace up to all of the initial symbols displayed after the first draw in order to create, improve or even lose a winning combination. In its preferred form, the electronic slot machine of the present invention features a video monitor ( ) with a plurality of separate symbol display boxes ( ) arrayed in rows and columns. When the machine is activated, one or more random numbers are generated in the slot machine's microprocessor ( ) to determine which symbols are to be displayed in each of the symbol display boxes. If a suitable winning combination is not formed with the initial symbols, the player is given opportunities to select up to all of the symbol display boxes for replacement.