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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Gaming device having sequential activations of a game and replay of previous activations of the game
Matthew E. Belger, N. Las Vegas, NV (US);
Darren Maya, Reno, NV (US);
Anisur R. Chowdhury, Reno, NV (US);
Hans Elias, Reno, NV (US);
Karen M. Cregan, Reno, NV (US);
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
Matthew E. Belger, N. Las Vegas, NV (US);
Darren Maya, Reno, NV (US);
Anisur R. Chowdhury, Reno, NV (US);
Hans Elias, Reno, NV (US);
Karen M. Cregan, Reno, NV (US);
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols on each of the reels. At least one and preferably a plurality of the symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols. A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to flag the outcome of the current and all tracking spins in a memory storage device. A back symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to retrieve the flagged outcomes of each flagged spin and to re-display the outcomes in a sequential manner and to provide the awards associated with the outcomes to the player. An additional embodiment of the invention automatically flags all spins of the gaming device for retrieval and display upon the generation of a back or bonus symbol. The gaming device determines if an award is associated with one or more of the symbols generated on the reels and provides any determined award to the player.