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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Arthur Lee, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jason Gilmore, Las Vegas, NV (US);
KONAMI GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A slot game is provided. A display device displays a plurality of reels. During the slot game the reels are spun and an outcome of the game is randomly determined. The outcome of the game is displayed on the display device in a grid comprised of a plurality of symbol positions in a predetermined arrangement. One of the symbols from a corresponding reel are displayed at each symbol position. The spinning reels are visible in the grid during play of the game. The controller awards the player an award as a function of the wager, the outcome of the game and a predetermined paytable. A first one of the reels contains a stack of adjacent, similar symbols. The stack of adjacent similar symbols are displayed with a first single graphic overlay.