Gaming device having concentric reels including an outer reel with display areas having different sizes and positions
US7922573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3211
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming device including a plurality of reel sets connected where at least one of the reel sets includes concentric reels having an inner reel and an outer reel. The inner reel includes a plurality of symbols and a plurality of symbol positions where at least two of the symbols are displayed by one of the symbol positions. The outer reel defines a plurality of different viewable areas where one of the outer reel is positionable to enable a player to view at least one of the symbols through a first viewable area and a different number of the symbols through a second viewable area. A processor causes the inner reel and the outer reel to move and provides any outcome to the player based on the number of winning symbol combinations which are displayed on the reels (i.e., not based on any paylines that would have passed through such displayed winning symbol combinations).
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