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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
Andrea C. Hughs-baird, Reno, NV (US);
Chester E. Stites, Jr., Reno, NV (US);
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
Andrea C. Hughs-Baird, Reno, NV (US);
Chester E. Stites, Jr., Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a gaming device and a method for operating the gaming device. The gaming device of the present invention includes: (i) a central game in which a player picks at least one masked central game outcome, including a transfer; (ii) at least one peripheral game that begins after the player's pick of the transfer, wherein the player picks at least one masked peripheral game outcome, including a return; (iii) whereby the game enables the player to return to the central game and pick at least one more masked central game outcome after the player picks the return in the peripheral game.