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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Robert W. Crowder, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
John Vallejo R. Vallejo, Henderson, NV (US);
Vernon H. Bernard, Ii, Henderson, NV (US);
Karl E. Wudtke, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Frank R. Anderson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lawrence C. Mcallister, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Robert W. Crowder, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
John Vallejo R. Vallejo, Henderson, NV (US);
Vernon H. Bernard, II, Henderson, NV (US);
Karl E. Wudtke, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Frank R. Anderson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Lawrence C. McAllister, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Gaming machines having video depictions of one or more mechanical reels projected onto a curved display are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a curved transparent material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a radius of curvature similar to a mechanical reel. The curved transparent material further includes a glossy finish on the outer surface of the curved transparent material to provide a reflective surface. The gaming machine also includes a light emitting diode projector for projecting video images of one or more reels onto the inner surface of the curved transparent material. The gaming machine also has a liquid crystal display having an opening in which the curved transparent material extends through the opening of the opening of the liquid crystal display.