Multi-reel slot machine with selectable reel play
CA 2531722 C · Owner: Daly, Terence G. · Inventors: Daly, Terence G.
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A reel spinning gaming device (10) includes a plurality of selectable reels (20) each having game symbols (30) located thereon a selection system (40), an actuating system (50) and a prize controller (60). Each reel displays an outcome symbol (30) after having been spun. The number of selectable reels included in the gaming device is larger than that utilized for an individual game. The actuating system then spins the initial active reels (70) after , which the prize controller determines whether or not a prize is to be awarded dependent upon the combination of the outcome symbols from the initial active reels. Specifically, the active reels for the subsequent consecutive game …
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- Filed June 23, 2004 and granted August 23, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 23, 2024.
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