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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
John Villejo, Henderson, NV (US);
Michael J Mitchell, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Ricco Novero, Henderson, NV (US);
John Villejo, Henderson, NV (US);
Michael J Mitchell, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Ricco Novero, Henderson, NV (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A feature game in a gaming machine includes a first portion during which a set of bonus slots is accumulated. A second portion includes selecting at least one set of a predetermined number of target symbols, associated with a bonus award, from among a pool of bonus symbols during which selected bonus symbols are not removed from the pool, and selecting a set of match symbols, equal in number to the accumulated number of bonus slots, from among the pool of bonus symbol during which selected bonus symbols are removed from the pool. The match symbols are compared to the at least one set of target symbols. If all the symbols in the at least one set of target symbols correspond to match symbols, the bonus award associated with the at least one set of target symbols is awarded to the player.