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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Gary Joseph Penacho, Henderson, NV (US);
Casey Lyle Condron, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Thomas Tuomey, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Kurt Larsen, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Charles Schotborgh, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Adam Pippin, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Ryan Shawn Carr, Las Vegas, NV (US);
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, North Ryde, NSW, AU;
Abstract
An electronic method of gaming in a gaming system. The method comprises displaying, on a display, an evaluation area comprising a plurality of columns of symbol display positions divided between first and second gaming instances by a border such that symbol display positions on one side of the border are allocated to the first game instance and symbol display positions on the other side of the border are allocated to the second game instance; upon a border change condition being met, adjusting, using a game controller, the allocation of symbol positions between the first game instance and the second game instance so that the border between the first and second game instances changes; and determining, using the game controller, whether to make an award in respect of at least one of the first and second game instances based on symbols displayed at the symbol positions after the border changes.