Video and mechanical spinning bonus wheel
First Claim
1. A gaming machine adapted for accepting a wager, playing a game based on the wager and granting a payout based on the result of the game, the gaming machine comprising:
- an inner video display including a viewing surface; and
a rotatable object that is disposed above or around the viewing surface with an axis of rotation through the viewing surface.
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a combination inner video display and rotatable object. The inner video display and the rotatable object may be correlated together to form a reconfigurable object. Both the inner video display and the rotatable object can have segments wherein each segment may have an indicia associated with the segment, wherein the indicia can be a prize, a bonus multiplier, a progressive jackpot, a negative value, a bonus spin character, a loss of spin character, a blank space or a null character. The player will be rewarded with the corresponding prize(s) based upon the outcome of the combination inner video display and rotatable object.
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50 Claims
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1. A gaming machine adapted for accepting a wager, playing a game based on the wager and granting a payout based on the result of the game, the gaming machine comprising:
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an inner video display including a viewing surface; and
a rotatable object that is disposed above or around the viewing surface with an axis of rotation through the viewing surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A gaming method comprising:
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accepting a wager at a gaming machine;
displaying an electronic image on a viewing surface of an inner video display; and
rotating a rotatable object, wherein the rotatable object is disposed above or around the viewing surface with an axis of rotation through the viewing surface. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A gaming method for a gaming machine, the gaming machine is adapted for accepting a wager, playing a primary game based on the wager, granting a payout based on the result of the game, and initiating a bonus device, the bonus device is adapted for initiating a bonus game, playing the bonus game and granting a bonus outcome based on the result of the bonus game, the method comprising:
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accepting a wager at the primary game;
initiating the primary game;
triggering an event at the primary game that initiates the bonus game, wherein the bonus game includes;
displaying an electronic image on a viewing surface of an inner video display; and
rotating an object, wherein the object is disposed above or around the viewing surface with an axis of rotation through the viewing surface. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A gaming system comprising:
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a server configured for sending and receiving data;
one or more gaming machines that communicate with the server, wherein at least one gaming machine comprises;
displaying an electronic image on a viewing surface of an inner video display; and
rotating an object, wherein the object is disposed above or around the viewing surface with an axis of rotation through the viewing surface. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A gaming method that includes a gaming machine having an inner video display and a rotatable object that rotates around the inner video display, the method comprising:
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accepting a wager at the gaming machine;
displaying an electronic image on a viewing surface of an inner video display;
determining whether to rotate a rotatable object, wherein the rotatable object is disposed above or around the viewing surface with an axis of rotation through the viewing surface; and
rotating the rotatable object based upon the determining.
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50. A bonus device comprising:
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an inner video display including a viewing surface; and
a rotatable object that is disposed above or around the viewing surface with an axis of rotation through the viewing surface.
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