Expanded Primary Payout Indicator Game And Method

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-19
BALLY GAMING INC
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Slot machine pay combinations have historically been limited to simple combinations of symbols to determine a win amount that a player can readily map to a visual pay table.
This has limited the number of pay combinations that can be presented to the player to a number significantly below the number that are mathematically possible.
Thus, bonus games are often incompletely tested, in that not every possible combination is examined.
This leads to increased error and verification costs.
In addition, merely incrementing a win meter each time there is a winning event can become monotonous to the players of a slot machine.

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[0020] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 illustrates a gaming machine 100 including cabinet housing 120, base game display 140, player-activated buttons 160, player tracking panel 136, bill / voucher acceptor 180 and one or more speakers 190. Cabinet housing 120 is a self-standing unit that is generally rectangular in shape and may be manufactured with reinforced steel or other rigid materials which are resistant to tampering and vandalism. Cabinet housing 120 houses a processor, circuitry, and software (not shown) for receiving signals from the player-activated buttons 160, operating the games, and transmitting signals to the respective displays and speakers. Any shaped cabinet may be implemented with any embodiment of gaming machine 100 so long as it provides access to a player for playing a game. For example, cabinet 120 may comprise a slant-top, bar-top, or table-top style cabinet. The operation of gaming machine 100 is described more fully below. ...

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An expanded primary payout indicator game and method are disclosed. A game contains a set of special outcomes. Upon achieving one of the special outcomes, at least one indicator indicates a predetermined award associated with the special outcome.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 727,480 filed Oct. 17, 2005, incorporated by reference herein in it entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention is directed to gaming games and methods and, more particularly, to games and methods that provide an expanded primary payout indicator. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] In the prior art, various types of gaming machines have been developed with different features to captivate and maintain player interest. For example, gaming machines may include flashing displays, lighted displays, or sound effects to capture a player's interest in a gaming device. In general, a gaming machine allows a player to play a game in exchange for a wager. Depending on the outcome of the game, the player may be entitled to an award which is paid to the player by the gaming machine, normally in the form of currency or game credits. [0004] In addition to an internal p...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG07F17/3211G07F17/3213G07F17/3267
InventorLUCIANO, ROBERT A. JR.BERTRAM, WILLIAM K.
OwnerBALLY GAMING INC