Gaming machine with runs of symbols populated with identical symbols during spinning of reels

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8616955
SERIAL NO

13685392

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A gaming machine comprising a processor configured to execute a game displaying a matrix of symbol containing elements having a plurality of rows and a plurality columns; at least one column of said matrix comprising a portion of a simulated rotatable reel of a plurality of said symbol containing elements; said simulated rotatable reel comprising sections of symbol containing elements displaying a plurality of symbols; said simulated rotatable reel including at least one section in which a consecutive run of two or more of said symbol containing elements is populated by a first identical symbol so that, said first identical symbol being used for a first play of said game, a second identical symbol being randomly selected, the first identical symbol being replaced by the second identical symbol in said consecutive run of two or more of said symbol containing elements, said second identical symbol being used for a second play of said game.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • KONAMI GAMING, INC.;KONAMI GAMES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Yoshimi, Osamu Botany, NSW, AU 23 557

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