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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Eiji Aida, Chiyoda-Ku, JP;
Daisuke Nakamura, Zama, JP;
KONAMI GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine for allowing a player to play a game is described herein. The gaming machine includes a display device and a game controller for displaying a game on the display device. The game includes a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of game symbols displayed in each of the symbol positions in a predetermined order. The game controller allows a player to make a wager on the game and responsively displays the game on the display device. The game controller randomly determines an outcome of the game, responsively spins and stops the reels to display the outcome including at least two reels having the same symbols being displayed in the same symbol positions, and awards an award to the player as a function of the outcome.