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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, NSW, AU;
Paul Francis Jason Bramble, Leumeah, AU;
Abstract
A method of gaming comprising conducting one or more paid game rounds initiated in response to the payment of a wager by a player and a series of one or more free game rounds initiated in response to a free game series trigger event, the method comprising: in each paid game round, selecting a set of paid game round symbols for display to the player, determining a paid game round outcome based on the selected symbols, and incrementing a jackpot by a paid game jackpot increment; in each free game round, selecting a set of free game round symbols for display to the player, determining a free game round outcome based on the selected symbols, and incrementing the jackpot by a free game jackpot increment; and awarding the jackpot on the occurrence of a jackpot award event.