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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Brian F. Saunders, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott A. Caputo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael D. Shorrock, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Timothy L. Isaacson, Alameda, CA (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a slot game and enabling accumulation of graphical image symbols. Generally, in various embodiments, the gaming system enables a player to accumulate graphical image symbols during play of the slot game and, when a complete set of the graphical image symbols is accumulated such that a graphical image associated with that complete set is displayed, provides a feature to the player. The gaming system of the present disclosure thus encourages players to continue play of the slot game to attempt to accumulate a complete set of the graphical image symbols such that the gaming system provides the feature.