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7607979 Disk, displayed symbol identifier of mechanical slot machine, and mechanical slot machine  
A disk for identifying individual symbols on a reel displayed in a symbol display region of a mechanical slot machine, the disk being concentric with the rotational axis of the reel and rotatable...
7594852 Gaming machine with interchangeable reel display arrangement  
A slot machine comprises a housing, a plurality of physical symbol-bearing reels mounted in the housing, and a display arrangement positioned in front of the reels and interchangeable in the same...
7588495 Method and handheld apparatus for facilitating remote play of a slot machine  
A method according to at least one embodiment of the present invention comprises receiving an indication of play of a slot machine associated with a remote player. At least one handheld device that...
7588250 Roulette game apparatus and method  
A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel includes arranging indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 on the game surface. The numbers are arranged in...
7575517 Techniques for generating random awards using a plurality of average values  
A method of providing a game for a gaming device is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of average values. Average values in the plurality of average values represent different...
7575516 Slot machine game and system with improved jackpot feature  
Certain embodiments provide a method and system for awarding a progressive prize. The system includes a bank of gaming machines accepting different bets per play as selected by a player. A random...
7572185 Gaming device with animated figure and movable object display  
An animated gaming system that includes a housing configured to hold gaming components, a game controller, a three-dimensional animated figure and at least two display containers located in the...
7572181 Gaming device with indicators and methods of use  
A gaming device is disclosed that includes a housing and a display device associated with the housing. The display device displays several indicia. A positioning mechanism is configured to move the...
7566056 Roulette game apparatus and method  
A method for arranging indicia on a game surface and on an associated roulette wheel. Indicia indicating numbers from 1 through 36 are arranged on the game surface in ascending order with half of...
7563165 Gaming device with action unit display and method of use  
A gaming device having a reservoir for holding a plurality of display objects, an emptying mechanism for causing the display objects to fall out of the reservoir, an actuator for activating the...
7559837 Video gaming system with wild card system and bonus system  
A gaming system for producing a unique bonusing event is described. The method includes the step of a player placing a wager on a reel-slot-type video game and displaying a plurality of randomly...
7559836 System and method for administering a progressive jackpot limited to a bonus round  
A method and apparatus that can be used by a casino to maintain a bonus round progressive jackpot that can be earned during a bonus round. When a player plays a slot machine and gains entry into a...
7534168 Slot machine hybrid pin and ball game  
An electronic gaming console is illustrated having a console cabinet 10 including a prize display 12 , a coin entry slot 13 , a payout tray 14 and internally mounted game control processor...
7530894 Method of playing a slot machine game with using wildcard symbols with randomly displayed multiplier values  
The present invention displays increasing values of two or more wildcard symbols in the symbol matrix. A preferred embodiment called “Up, Up & Way Wilds” displays increasing multiplier values...
7494414 Gaming device having a card management system for the management of circulating data cards  
A gaming device having a card management system which is operable to manage a plurality of circulating data cards. The gaming device, in one embodiment, preferably includes a card read-write device...
7482772 Motor stop control device utilizable for gaming machine and gaming machine using the same  
In the motor stop control device according to the embodiment, a main CPU is provided which executes any one of reel stop control process 1 and the reel stop control process 2 when the stop...
7473173 Gaming device having concentric reels including an outer reel with display areas having different sizes and positions  
A gaming device including a plurality of reel sets connected where at least one of the reel sets includes concentric reels having an inner reel and an outer reel. The inner reel includes a...
7465230 Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine  
A disclosed gaming machine provides method and apparatus for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming...
7461842 Innovatory rotary-table game machine  
A rotary-table game machine composed mainly of a rotary-table device and an index device, the rotary-table device has a rotary table rotated by a first motor; the index device has three index pins...
7452271 Gaming machines with board game theme  
Gaming machines are disclosed having a basic mode defining a plurality of reels and a bonus mode defining a plurality of stations about a game board (e.g., MONOPOLY board) traversable by a token...
7435174 Gaming device having a pick reduction game including a trigger selection indicator  
A gaming device and method having a pick reduction game. Initially, a plurality of first selections are displayed to the player. A number of picks is displayed to the player where the number of...
7431649 Gaming device having a wheel with multiple indicators  
A wagering game including a wheel and multiple section indicators. The wheel includes a plurality of sections having awards associated with each of the sections. The section indicators associated...
7419429 Bonus play method for a gambling device  
A method for playing a gaming device where selected bets enable various bonuses. In the preferred embodiment 5 different bonuses are offered depending on credit per line bets, and said bonuses may...
7419424 Wagering game having a card propagation feature  
A method and apparatus for playing a multi-hand card game. The game allows the simultaneous play of multiple card hands. The multiple card hands are created from a first card hand—typically...
7416484 Simulated bonus method in finite-pool award system  
A method for simulating bonus awards in a finite award pool system is disclosed. The finite award pool comprises a plurality of primary awards and at least one simulated bonus award, where at least...
7402103 Gaming device including a game having a player selected function based on symbols in a free spins game  
A gaming device including a free spins game displaying a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols where the symbols include a plurality of award symbols and at least one target symbol. A...
7393278 Slot machine game that allows player to purchase reel re-spins  
A method, device, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a slot machine game which allows a player to purchase a respin of a reel selected by the player. A cost of the respin is...
7393277 Horseshoe payline system and games using that system  
A pay line system has a novel type of pay line that can be provided in a variety of different display systems, including at least 3×3 reel-type displays, 3×4, 4×3, 3×5, 5×3, 4×5 and 5×4...
7390261 Gaming device with rotating display and indicator therefore  
A mechanical display and a mechanical indicator for gaming devices includes various embodiments, each of which have a number of elements in common. First, the embodiments each include a rotating...
7390260 Wagering game having a blind selection feature  
A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game includes a basic game and a bonus game. The basic game has a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome from a plurality of...
7390259 Gaming apparatus including a variable display, a backlight, a reflecting cover to directly illuminate game symbols, and a controller to control the varying of the variable display  
The gaming apparatus of the present invention comprises a variable display unit configured to variably display a plurality of symbols, a front side display unit located in front of the variable...
7387570 Entertainment machines  
A coin-operated player-operable entertainment machine has a main display device comprising a matrix of symbol selections with which a main game can be played involving selection and display of...
7380791 Gaming machine using controllable LEDs for reel strip illumination  
A backlight for a reel assembly is disclosed comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). An array of red, green, and blue diodes are positioned behind a translucent reel strip to...
7374481 Rotating pattern matching board game  
A sequencing game is provided with a housing and a microprocessor disposed within the housing. A plurality of manually operable controls are affixed to the housing and are in communication with the...
7371173 Multi-line video slot chip-based gaming  
Chip-Based Gaming includes methods for playing electronic games of chance or skill that provide players with a greater number of options and greater wagering flexibility than previous methods have...
7371172 Symbol display device for game machine  
A slot machine includes a reel assembly which has a transparent outer reel and a translucent inner reel disposed coaxially within the outer reel. The outer and inner reels are provided with first...
7371171 Wagering game with secondary symbol  
Wagering game terminal and method of operating same are disclosed that increases the excitement and entertainment value over existing gaming terminals. The wagering game terminal includes a...
7364159 System and method for presenting payouts in gaming systems  
A system and method for facilitating a shell game activity as a primary or secondary/bonus gaming activity in a mechanistic, electronic, or combined mechanistic/electronic manner. Embodiments of...
7361089 Multi-reel slot machine with selectable reel play  
A reel spinning gaming device comprises a plurality of selectable reels, where a subset of the selectable reels is the initial active reels. The actuating system is operatively associated with the...
7360761 Dynamic generation of a profile for spinning reel gaming machines  
A gaming machine having spinning reels and methods for operating the gaming machine use a reel controller that controls motion of the spinning reels according to spin profiles for each reel. Each...
7331867 Gaming device having a re-triggering symbol bonus scheme  
A gaming device having a bonus scheme wherein a combination of bonus symbols trigger a bonus game and any one of the bonus symbols in the bonus game provides a player with an award. The award may...
7331864 Gaming device having offer/acceptance advance threshold and limit bonus scheme  
An offer acceptance game for a gaming or wagering device. One embodiment comprises: (i) an offer provided to a player; (ii) an input device by which the player accepts the offer; (ii) an input...
7331860 Game of skill and chance and system and method for playing such game  
A game of skill and chance is provided in which five die are manipulated by a player to obtain different combinations. The obtained die combinations are then recorded on a card and scored by a...
7331858 Gaming machine with polyhedral reels  
A gaming machine with an improved game display is disclosed. Polyhedral reel strips are used in a gaming machine to present game outcomes in configurations previously not practicable. In addition,...
7326112 Gaming device having display with interacting multiple rotating members and indicator  
A gaming device which includes a display having multiple rotating members and at least one rotating indicator. The members each include at least one symbol. The symbols represent various types of...
7316610 Gaming device with transport device and method of use  
In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a gaming device including a game apparatus adapted to allow a player to play a game. The gaming device may include a prize holder adapted to...
7316395 Enhanced reel strip and method for assembling same  
An enhanced reel strip includes a base reel strip and an overlay strip, wherein the base reel strip has symbols applied thereto and the overlay strip has designated portions thereof removed to...
7311603 Electronic amusement device and method for operating a game offering continuous reels  
A gaming device and method for controlling operating the gaming device is disclosed. The gaming device initiates a paid play, and determines an outcome of the play. The outcome is visually...
7311602 Symbol-displaying device for a game machine  
An inner reel is provided with an A-zone, a B-zone and a C-zone. Symbols of the inner reel are arranged in the respective zones. The A-zone to the C-zone are selectively displayed in accordance...
7309282 Gaming device having independent reel columns  
A gaming device having unisymbol display reels, wherein each symbol on a display of the gaming device represents or is included on a different reel. The structure of the paylines of the gaming...