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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
John K. Kearns, Henderson, NV (US);
Benjamin Isaac, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/00 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3202 (2013.01); G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for providing animation on reel games is disclosed. A gaming machine includes a plurality of reels each having symbols provided on an outer surface of each of the reels. A lighting system is configured to illuminate a selected symbol on at least one reel. A game controller generates a game outcome. A reel control unit determines the timing of illuminating of the selected symbol on the position of the symbol on the reel when it is illuminated.