3D WAGERING FOR 3D VIDEO REEL SLOT MACHINES
First Claim
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1. A regulated video slot gaming machine, comprising:
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a game controller configured to control the display, interact with a player and to allow the player to place a wager on selected paylines in accordance with a predetermined paytable;
a plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels displayed on the display, each of plurality of reels including a plurality of graphics thereon, the graphics being static, animated or video rendered, and each of the plurality of reels being configured to spin such that a portion of each of the reels, from a given perspective angle, is out of view as the reels spin and such that respective ones of the graphics of each reel come into and out of view as the reels spin;
at least one three-dimensionally represented payline displayed on the display, the at least one payline being configured to wrap around the plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels such that a portion of each of the at least one payline faces the respective out of view portions of the plurality of reels.
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Abstract
Methods and systems allowing video slot machine players to wager on symbols occurring on all sides of a reel, including the reel'"'"'s front, back, top, bottom, and inside portions. Players may move reels in space to seek out winning paylines or win mystery bonuses on symbols combinations that occur on portions of the reel that may be initially hidden from their view. Features of embodiments of the present invention allow players to increase the number of paylines on which they can bet by a factor of four or more.
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39 Claims
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1. A regulated video slot gaming machine, comprising:
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a display; a game controller configured to control the display, interact with a player and to allow the player to place a wager on selected paylines in accordance with a predetermined paytable; a plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels displayed on the display, each of plurality of reels including a plurality of graphics thereon, the graphics being static, animated or video rendered, and each of the plurality of reels being configured to spin such that a portion of each of the reels, from a given perspective angle, is out of view as the reels spin and such that respective ones of the graphics of each reel come into and out of view as the reels spin; at least one three-dimensionally represented payline displayed on the display, the at least one payline being configured to wrap around the plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels such that a portion of each of the at least one payline faces the respective out of view portions of the plurality of reels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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providing a regulated video slot gaming machine having a display and a game controller configured to control the display, interact with a player and allow the player to place a wager on selected paylines in accordance with a predetermined paytable; configuring the gaming machine to display a plurality of three-dimensional reels on the display, each of the plurality of reels including a plurality of graphics, the graphics being static, animated or video rendered; configuring the gaming machine to spin the displayed reels such that a portion of each of the reels, from a given perspective angle, is out of view as the reels spin and such that respective ones of the plurality of graphics of each of the reels come into and out of view as the reels spin, and configuring the gaming machine to display at least one three-dimensional payline on the display and configuring the at least one payline to wrap around the plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels such that a portion of each of the at least three-dimensional payline faces the respective out of view portions of the plurality of reels. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A regulated video slot gaming machine, comprising:
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a display; a game controller configured to control the display, interact with a player and allow a player to place a wager on selected paylines in accordance with a predetermined paytable; a plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels displayed on the display, each of plurality of reels including a plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders, each face of each symbol holder being configured to display a symbol thereon and each of the plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders being configured to spin such that at least one face of each symbol holder is out of view as the reels spin; at least one three-dimensional payline displayed on the display, the at least one payline being configured to wrap around the plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels such that a portion of the payline is out of view, each of the at least one payline being represented one of horizontally, vertically, diagonally and in a zigzag pattern. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 36)
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24. A method, comprising:
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providing a regulated video slot gaming machine having a display and a game controller configured to control the display, interact with a player and allow the player to place a wager on selected paylines in accordance with a predetermined paytable; configuring the gaming machine to display a plurality of three-dimensional reels, each of the plurality of reels including a plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders, each face of each symbol holder being configured to display a symbol thereon and each of the plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders being configured to spin such that at least one face of each symbol holder is out of view as the reels spin; configuring the gaming machine to display at least one three-dimensional payline, the at least one payline being configured to wrap around the plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels such that a portion of the payline is out of view; spinning at least one of the plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders, and giving a reward when a winning combination appears under the payline after the spinning step. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37)
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38. A regulated gaming machine, comprising:
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a display; a game controller configured to control the display, interact with a player and allow the player to place a wager on selected paylines in accordance with a predetermined paytable; a plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels displayed on the display, each of plurality of reels including a plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders, each face of each symbol holder being configured to display a symbol thereon and each of the plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders being configured to spin such that at least one face of each symbol holder is out of view as the reels spin, the plurality of reels collectively defining a plurality of rows of three-dimensional symbol holders and a plurality of columns of three-dimensional symbol holders; at least one three-dimensional payline displayed on the display, the at least one payline being configured to wrap around the plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels such that a portion of each of the at least one payline is out of view, wherein each symbol holder, each of the plurality of rows of three-dimensional symbol holders and each of the plurality of columns of three-dimensional symbol holders is configured to be independently spun.
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39. A method, comprising:
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providing a regulated gaming machine having a display and a game controller configured to control the display, interact with a player and allow the player to place a wager on selected paylines in accordance with a predetermined paytable; configuring the gaming machine to display a plurality of three-dimensional reels, each of plurality of reels including a plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders, each face of each symbol holder being configured to display a symbol thereon and each of the plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders being configured to spin such that at least one face of each symbol holder is out of view as the reels spin, the plurality of reels collectively defining a plurality of rows of three-dimensional symbol holders and a plurality of columns of three-dimensional symbol holders, each of the symbol holders, each of the plurality of rows of three-dimensional symbol holders and each of the plurality of columns of three-dimensional symbol holders being configured to be independently spun; configuring the gaming machine to display at least one three-dimensional payline, the at least one payline being configured to wrap around the plurality of three-dimensionally represented reels such that a portion of each of the at least one payline is out of view; carrying out at least one of; spinning the plurality of reels; spinning a selected one of the plurality of rows of three-dimensional symbol holders; spinning a selected one of the plurality of columns of three-dimensional symbol holders, and spinning a selected individual one of the plurality of three-dimensional symbol holders, and giving a reward when a winning combination appears under the payline after the spinning step.
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