Gaming device having additional play opportunities from an initial wager

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9129479
APP PUB NO 20130102377A1
SERIAL NO

13572581

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Embodiments of the present invention relate to a slot machine having a variety of methods of play to provide opportunities for receiving additional spins from the same initial wager. In one embodiment of the present invention, a game device comprises: a display device; an input device; and a processor for accessing a plurality of instructions which cause the processor to provide a game comprising: a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions; a plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol positions on the reels; and at least one predetermined winning symbol combination of a plurality of winning symbol combinations, wherein the predetermined winning symbol combination is associated with an award; wherein the award comprises at least a plurality of credits issued to a player, and at least a free subsequent game.

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PTT LLC D B A HIGH 5 GAMES770 BROADWAY 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ballone, Jonathan New York, US 5 17
Singer, Anthony Ramsey, US 35 1602
Vasas, Uri Jersey City, US 2 4
Welty, Philip B Suffern, US 8 93
Zoble, Aaron Stuart Ramsey, US 12 88

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