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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2008
Claudio Daniel Dias Pires, Bonnyrigg Heights, AU;
Gregory Leigh Plowman, Alexandria, AU;
Claudio Daniel Dias Pires, Bonnyrigg Heights, AU;
Gregory Leigh Plowman, Alexandria, AU;
Abstract
A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a display, a symbol selector arranged to select at least a first set of normal symbols to be displayed by the display at a plurality of display positions and to cause a special symbol to be displayed at a display position, a special symbol controller arranged to replicate an aspect of the special symbol until an end condition is met, the special symbol controller arranged to maintain each previously displayed special symbol in the display position where the special symbol occurred, select at least one display position for each replicated aspect of the special symbol and cause each replicated aspect of the special symbol to be displayed at the selected position, and an outcome generator arranged to determine at least one game outcome based on the displayed special symbol, the displayed normal symbols and the replicated aspect of the special symbol. A corresponding method is also disclosed.