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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Terence Gerard Daly, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Terence Gerard Daly, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gaming method includes spinning the plurality of reelswithin a display windowof the gaming machine. A subset of the spinning reelsis then selected for use in determining the game outcome. The non-selected reels are removed from a player's view within the display window. The selected reels are then appealingly repositioned into a closer grouping within the display window. The gaming machine then determines if the selected and repositioned reels produce a winning game outcome. A prize is awarded if a winning game outcome is achieved.