Gaming machine with interactive bonusing
First Claim
1. A gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event or combination of events results, the machine awards a prize, the gaming machine being characterised in that a predetermined symbol from a set of symbols of the game is selected as a bonus symbol and in that the display means is an interactive display means such that, when at least one of the bonus symbols appears then, by a player touching a part of the display means overlying the, or each, occurrence of the bonus symbol, a bonus prize is revealed in respect of the, or each, bonus symbol.
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Abstract
A gaming machine (10) has a display (14) and a game controller (30) arranged to control images (18) on the display (14). The game controller (30) is arranged to play a game (16) wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display (14) and, if a predefined winning event or combination of events results, the machine (10) awards a prize. A predetermined symbol from a set of symbols of the game is selected as a bonus symbol. The display (14) is an interactive display means such that, when at least one of the bonus symbols appears then, by a player touching a part of the display (14) overlying the, or each, occurrence of the bonus symbol, a bonus prize is revealed in respect of the, or each, bonus symbol.
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8 Claims
- 1. A gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event or combination of events results, the machine awards a prize, the gaming machine being characterised in that a predetermined symbol from a set of symbols of the game is selected as a bonus symbol and in that the display means is an interactive display means such that, when at least one of the bonus symbols appears then, by a player touching a part of the display means overlying the, or each, occurrence of the bonus symbol, a bonus prize is revealed in respect of the, or each, bonus symbol.
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