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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2005
Paul A. Mcinerny, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Benjamin Gomez, Chicago, IL (US);
Paul A. McInerny, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Benjamin Gomez, Chicago, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting game elements in a gaming machine are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes presenting a bonus event setting that includes a plurality of game elements and receiving a plurality of game element selections. In the method, each game element selection indicates that one of the game elements has been selected. Additionally, the method also includes presenting an animation sequence for each of the game element selections, wherein portions of the animation sequences are presented simultaneously.