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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Rebecca Schuh, Long Grove, IL (US);
Jason Malkovich, Chaska, MN (US);
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Rebecca Schuh, Long Grove, IL (US);
Jason Malkovich, Chaska, MN (US);
King Show Games, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A gaming activity involves a plurality of gaming reels each having a plurality of first symbols that are randomly arranged in response to a gaming event. The gaming apparatus also includes a plurality of second symbols that are each randomly arranged so that each of the second symbols adjacent to an associated one of the first symbols. A payout device of the apparatus determines a payout based on the arrangement of the first symbols in combination with a payline formed by the associated second symbols in response to the gaming event.