Gaming machine with selectable ways to win
CA 2441081 A1 · Owner: Atronic International Gmbh · Inventors: Gauselmann, Michael
Overview
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In one embodiment, a video slot machine displays an array of symbols and, awards are granted to the player based on certain combinations of symbols across a, pay line or in a pattern. While the reels appear to be spinning or at any , time prior to, the final symbol display the player may designate one or more of the positions in the, array to be a special symbol. This special symbol may be a wild card a high , value, symbol, a scatter symbol a multiplier, a bonus game trigger symbol or any , other type, of special symbol. The virtual reels stop rotating and all other symbols in , the array, are then displayed along with the special symbol in the designated position. The, player is then …
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- Filed September 16, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 16, 2023.
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