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Gaming device having a plurality of symbol generators and accumulation game with multiple independent terminating conditions

  • US 20050054434A1
  • Filed: 09/14/2004
  • Published: 03/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

  • a game controlled by the processor;

    a plurality of symbol sets in the game, wherein each symbol set includes a plurality of symbols and at least one of the symbols in each set is associated with a value;

    a plurality of predetermined numbers associated with each of the symbol sets, wherein each of the predetermined numbers are greater than one;

    a plurality of symbol generators in the game, wherein each of the symbol generators is separately associated with a different one of the symbol sets;

    at least one display device controlled by the processor and operable with the symbols generators to;

    (a) generate for each of the symbol generators one of the symbols of the symbol set associated with said symbol generator;

    (b) indicate each generated symbol to a player;

    (c) accumulate any values associated with the generated symbols for each symbol generator, wherein if one of the symbols is repeated on said symbol generator, the value is added to the accumulated value for that symbol generator;

    (d) repeat (a) to (c) until at least one of the predetermined numbers have been indicated for one of the symbol sets; and

    (e) provide an award to a player based, at least in part, on the accumulated values associated with at least one of the symbol sets for which the predetermined number of the symbols have been generated.

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