Gaming machine and methods of allowing a player to play gaming machines having randomly selected symbols

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9734671
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13758655

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A method of allowing a player to play a gaming machine is described herein. The method includes displaying a game including a plurality of reels displayed in a display area. Each reel of includes a reel strip including a plurality of normal symbols positions and a plurality of special symbol positions. The method includes randomly generating an outcome of the game and displays the game outcome on the display device, wherein the game outcome including at least one special symbol position being displayed on at least one reel of the plurality of reels in the display area. The method also includes determining a symbol selection factor as a function of the generated game outcome, randomly selecting at least one special symbol as a function of the symbol selection factor, and displaying the game outcome including the selected special symbol displayed in the special symbol position.

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  • KONAMI GAMING, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lee, Arthur Las Vegas, US 61 630

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