Gaming system having multiple adjacently arranged gaming machines which each provide a component for a multi-component game
US8216065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming system including a plurality of adjacently arranged gaming machines which are linked by a multi-component game. Each of the gaming machines includes a base or primary game which is operable upon a wager by a player. Upon the occurrence of a component triggering event at one of the gaming machines, that gaming machine generates one or more components of the multi-component game. Upon an evaluation triggering event at one of the gaming machines, that gaming machine determines a multi-component game outcome to provide to the player based on that generated components of other gaming machines. The gaming system determines an award, if any, for that player based on the multi-component game outcome.
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