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Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on the selection of one or more symbol positions in the symbol matrix (“Lucky Spot”)

US7704141B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2003
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/34
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A slot machine enables the selection of one or more symbol positions in a symbol matrix to provide additional and/or enhanced awards (“Lucky Spot”). The preferred embodiment of the present invention offers a new “wandering” wild symbol with an associated multiplier value, as follows: Alternatively, the Lucky Spot concept can also be implemented in various alternative methods.

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