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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2013
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Gary Joseph Penacho, Henderson, NV (US);
Tricia Tylman, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Scott Monroe Stewart, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Abstract
A gaming system is provided, the gaming system including a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of display positions at which symbols can be positioned for display. The gaming system further includes a reel display controller arranged so as to reveal symbols that are positioned at display positions of at least one reel to a player, or to hide symbols that are positioned at the display positions of the at least one reel from the player. The gaming system is arranged to spin the reels in an initial spin, during which symbols positioned at the display positions of the at least one reel are revealed. The gaming system is then arranged to reposition the at least one reel after the initial spin and while symbols positioned at the display positions of the at least one reel are hidden and to reveal symbols displayed at the display positions of the at least one reel after the at least one reel has been repositioned.