| US 7,585,221 B2 | ||
| Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts for one or more additional pay lines formed by the appearance of special symbols in a symbol matrix | ||
| Anthony M. Singer, Ringwood, N.J. (US); Daniel M. Marks, Nyack, N.Y. (US); and Howard Marks, Ilrnington, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to IGT, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 17, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/175,111. | ||
| Application 12/175111 is a continuation of application No. 10/371016, filed on Feb. 20, 2003, granted, now 7,494,413. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/357637, filed on Feb. 20, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0274789 A1, Nov. 06, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—20 | 38 Claims |
| 1. A gaming system comprising:
a display device;
an input device;
a processor; and
a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate
with the display device and the input device to:
(a) provide a play of a game upon a wager by a player, the game including:
(i) a plurality of symbols, the symbols including a plurality of bonus symbols,
(ii) a plurality of different winning symbol combinations, each winning symbol combination including a designated plurality
of the symbols displayed in a designated order in designated symbol positions, and
(iii) a plurality of awards associated with the winning symbol combinations;
(b) cause a random generation of a plurality of the symbols;
(c) cause a display of the generated symbols at a plurality of designated symbol positions arranged in a predefined configuration;
(d) evaluate the symbols displayed at the plurality of designated symbol positions to determine if the symbols displayed at
the designated symbol positions form any of the winning symbol combinations;
(e) for each winning symbol combination displayed at the designated symbol positions:
(i) cause a display of the award associated with said winning symbol combination, and
(ii) cause said displayed award to be provided to the player;
(f) additionally evaluate any displayed bonus symbols to determine if the displayed bonus symbols form any of the winning
symbol combinations; and
(g) if the displayed bonus symbols form any of the winning symbol combinations:
(i) cause a display of a bonus award, said bonus award being based, at least in part, on the award associated with said winning
symbol combination, and
(ii) cause said displayed bonus award be provided to the player.
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