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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Brian T. Haykin, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Aaron Stuart Zoble, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Anthony Singer, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Philip B. Welty, Suffern, NY (US);
Brian T. Haykin, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Aaron Stuart Zoble, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Anthony Singer, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Philip B. Welty, Suffern, NY (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a slot machine having a variety of methods of play to enable wild symbols to be created in the play matrix. In one embodiment, a game comprises: a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions; a first plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol positions on the reel, the first plurality of symbols comprising at least one designated symbol, the designated symbol having both a normal and a wild form thereof within the first plurality of symbols; a second plurality of symbols replacing a subset of the first plurality of symbols, the second plurality of symbols comprising a plurality of wild forms of the designated symbol; at least one predetermined winning symbol combination of a plurality of winning symbol combinations; and an award associated with the predetermined winning symbol combination.