Gaming device having a scatter pay symbol
First Claim
1. A gaming device comprising:
- a game;
a plurality of reels included in the game, said reels including a plurality of symbols;
a triggering event in the game including at least one predetermined symbol on the reels;
an award associated with one or more designated symbols occurring in any position on the reels in the game; and
a processor which controls the reels in the game and provides the award to the player when both the triggering event occurs in the game and said designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game.
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Abstract
A gaming device including a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols. The gaming device provides an award to a player when a triggering event occurs in a game. In one embodiment, the triggering event includes the occurrence of one or more predetermined symbols on the reels If at least one of the predetermined symbols occurs on the reels, the gaming device provides an award to the player for a winning symbol combination occurring in any position on the reels. In one embodiment, the gaming device provides an award for a winning symbol combination including the scatter pay symbols. In another embodiment, the gaming device provides the largest award to the player when multiple symbols combinations occur on the reels. Therefore, the scatter pay symbols enable a player to obtain larger awards and more awards in the game.
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43 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of reels included in the game, said reels including a plurality of symbols;
a triggering event in the game including at least one predetermined symbol on the reels;
an award associated with one or more designated symbols occurring in any position on the reels in the game; and
a processor which controls the reels in the game and provides the award to the player when both the triggering event occurs in the game and said designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols in the game;
a payline associated with the reels in the game;
a triggering event including at least one predetermined symbol occurring on the payline in the game;
an award associated with one or more designated symbols occurring in any position on the reels in the game; and
a processor which controls the reels in the game and provides the award to the player when both the triggering event occurs in the game and the designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of reels included in the game, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a scatter pay symbol;
a triggering event including the scatter pay symbol occurring on the reels in the game;
an award associated with one or more designated symbols occurring in any position on the reels in the game; and
a processor which controls the reels in the game and provides the award to the player when both the triggering event occurs in the game and the designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols in the game;
a payline associated with the reels in the game;
a triggering event including at least one predetermined symbol occurring on the payline in the game;
an award associated with one or more designated symbols occurring in any position on the reels; and
a processor which controls the reels in the game and provides the award to the player when both the triggering event occurs in the game and the designated symbol or symbols occur in any position on the reels in a subsequent game. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A gaming device comprising:
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a game;
a plurality of reels included in the game, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a scatter pay symbol;
a triggering event including the scatter pay symbol occurring on the reels in the game;
an award associated with one or more designated symbols occurring in any position on the reels; and
a processor which controls the reels in the game and provides the award to the player when both the triggering event occurs in the game and the designed symbol or symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game or a subsequent games. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method for operating a gaming device comprising the steps of:
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(a) randomly generating a plurality of symbols on a plurality of reels in a game;
(b) determining if a triggering event occurs on the reels in the game;
(c) determining if one or more designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game when the triggering event occurs in the game; and
(d) providing an award to a player when the triggering event occurs in the game and the designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for operating a gaming device comprising the steps of:
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(a) randomly generating a plurality of symbols on a plurality of reels in a game;
(b) determining if a predetermined symbol occurs on the reels in the game;
(c) determining if a designated combination of symbols occurs in any position on the reels when the predetermined symbol occurs on the reels in the game; and
(d) providing an award to a player when the predetermined symbol occurs on the reels in the game and the designated combination of symbols occurs on the reels in the game. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for operating a gaming device comprising the steps of:
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(a) randomly generating a plurality of symbols on a plurality of reels in a game, wherein the symbols include at least one scatter pay symbol;
(b) determining if a triggering event occurs in the game, wherein the triggering event includes at least one scatter pay symbol occurring on the reels in the game;
(c) determining if one or more designated symbols occur in any position on the reels when the triggering event occurs in the game; and
(d) providing an award to a player when the triggering event occurs in the game and the designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the game. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for operating a gaming device comprising the steps of:
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(a) randomly generating a plurality of symbols on a plurality of reels in a game;
(b) determining if a triggering event occurs on the reels in the game;
(c) determining if one or more designated symbols occur in any position on the reels when the triggering event occurs in a subsequent game; and
(d) providing an award to a player when the triggering event occurs in the game and the designated symbols occur in any position on the reels in the subsequent game. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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