Method and apparatus for configuring a video output gaming device
CA 2313041 A1 · Owner: Igt · Inventors: Yoseloff, Mark L.
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A method of configuring a video output gaming device (12) to randomly generate game outcome is disclosed. The method includes the steps of selecting a set of game symbols (24), assigning a probability of occurrence to each symbol (26) selecting a plurality of outcome templates each template comprising X , variables (28) selecting a probability of occurrence for each outcome template (40), assigning a subset of symbols from the set of game symbols to each template for filling the positions defining payouts for selected , outcomes (44) and configuring a video out gaming device (12) which randomly , selects the template, randomly selects a symbol for each variable in the template from the …
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- Filed December 14, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 14, 2018.
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