Gaming machine

US6126541A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Novomatic AG · AT

Inventor

• Anton Fuchs · Bayreuth, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 1996
• Grant date: Oct 3, 2000
• Expiry date: Dec 13, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3227
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a gaming machine with at least one display area (2) for a number of game symbols (3) which, after the player has initiated the game by pressing the start button (4), are selected under the control of a computing unit (5) from a multitude of predetermined symbols and presented at positions in the display area (2) for the player to view. The invention calls for a gaming machine (1) to have, preferably in the display area (2) at least one chance-display zone (7,7') in which the computing unit (5), optionally on actuation of a request unit (14), e.g., a request button, by the player, displays and/or increased and/or best-possible win chances, and/or instructions for determining them, which are available for the next game or which, on removal of one or more of the game symbols or game-symbol combinations presented for the next game, apply or could possibly be achieved in the next game.