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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
Sakiko Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Sakiko Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Universal Entertainment Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A slot machine may comprise: a plurality of display windows in which a plurality of symbols are displayed variably and statically; at least one pay line across the display windows to connect a predetermined number of display windows, a winning combination of symbols being determined by symbol arrangement along the at least one pay line; and the processor operable to: cause the plurality of symbols displayed variably in the display windows; cause the plurality of symbols displayed statically in the plurality of display windows; let a player select an area where at least one symbol is displayed statically and which covers at least partially a display window; cause each symbol displayed statically in the selected area to be replaced with a specific symbol capable of substituting at least another kind of symbol; and determine the winning combination by the symbol arrangement including the replacing specific symbol.