| US 7,601,061 B2 | ||
| Gaming machine having independent spinning forms and multiple pay lines | ||
| Kathleen Nylund Jackson, Scituate, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to IGT, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/57,393. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0183532 A1, Aug. 17, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63F 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—20 [463/16; 463/19; 463/22; 273/138.1] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
for a single play of a game:
enabling a wager to be placed on a payline;
causing a display device to display a plurality of areas, each of said areas divided into a plurality of sub-areas;
for at least one but less than all of the sub-areas of each of the areas, randomly determining a symbol from a plurality of
different symbols into display in said sub-area, and causing the display device to display said randomly determined symbol
in said sub-area;
for each of said areas, randomly determining one of the sub-areas of each of the areas which defines the payline, and causing
the display device to display an indication of said randomly determined sub-areas which define the payline, wherein for each
of said areas, the random determination of any symbol to display in any sub-area of said area is separate from the random
determination of which sub-area of said area defines the payline; and
determining if any randomly determined and displayed symbols in the sub-areas which define the payline are one of a plurality
of winning symbol combinations, and if any randomly determined and displayed symbols along the payline are one of said plurality
of winning symbol combinations, causing the display device to display an award for said winning symbol combination.
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