Non-rectangular and/or non-orthogonal arrangement of gambling elements in a gaming apparatus
US6241607A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/34
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved multiple payline gaming method and apparatus wherein a multiplicity of independently driven symbol carrying elements are arranged in a non-orthogonal and/or non-rectangular array and are combined with a plurality of individually selectable paylines intersecting various combination of the elements so as to give a game player various degrees of latitude in choosing potential outcomes available as a result of each gaming proposition. Means may also be provided for allowing selection of special payout opportunities based upon certain positional relationships between various ones of the elements and their displayed symbols.
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