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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
Bayard S. Webb, Sparks, NV (US);
Inventors:
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
Bayard S. Webb, Sparks, NV (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gaming device having unisymbol display reels, wherein each symbol on a display of the gaming device represents or is included on a different reel. The present invention structures the paylines of the gaming device in such a way that the gaming device can include different reel strips having different winning symbols or different proportions of winning symbols, while still maintaining payout symbols and payout combinations that have uniform odds and uniform payouts.