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Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller

US10803697B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

15References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited · AU

Inventors

Gary Penacho · Henderson, US
Casey Lyle Condron · Las Vegas, US
Thomas Tuomey · Las Vegas, US
Kurt Larsen · Las Vegas, US
Charles Schotborgh · Las Vegas, US
Adam Pippin · Las Vegas, US
Ryan Carr · Fulton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2015
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F17/3267
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic gaming machine comprising a video display and a game controller arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a symbol set for display on the video display, evaluate the symbols displayed on the display to determine whether to initiate a symbol lock event, and upon initiating a symbol lock event, identify symbols which contribute to an award configuration, control the display to lock identified symbols, and updating remaining symbols in the display.

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