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Patent No.:

US 9342962 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:

Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);

Inventor:

Arthur Lee, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Assignee:

KONAMI GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/326 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of allowing a player to play a gaming machine is described herein. The method includes displaying, on a display device, a game including at least one reel being displayed with a plurality of normal symbol positions and a plurality of special symbol positions. The method includes determining a first amount of special symbol positions being displayed in a first instance of the game, spinning and stopping the at least one reel to display the first instance on the display device including the at least one reel being displayed with the first amount of special symbol positions, determining a second amount of special symbol positions being displayed in a second instance of the game, and spinning and stopping the at least one reel to display the second instance including the at least one reel being displayed with the second amount of special symbol positions.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lee, Arthur. (2016). Gaming machine and methods of allowing a player to play gaming machines having expanding symbol positions (U.S. Patent No. 9342962). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9342962

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