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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Multimedia Games, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brian Watkins, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Conway, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Multimedia Games, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gaming system, apparatus, and method are disclosed providing game players an exciting chance to win any of multiple progressive prizes within a free spin bonus round by accumulating different prize segment symbols which are displayed in a meter zone for each possible progressive prize. Various ways are described to add free spins to the bonus round, making it more exciting by giving the player increased chance to fill all the segments associated with a particular progressive prize, thereby winning the prize.