WAGERING GAME, GAMING MACHINE, GAMING NETWORK, AND METHODS INCLUDING A DYNAMIC WHEEL
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1. A gaming machine including:
- a wheel display apparatus comprising a flat panel display device and a bezel structure overlaying the flat panel display device, the bezel structure overlaying the flat panel display device such that a wheel display area and a paytable display area of the flat panel display device are visible through openings or transparent areas of the bezel structure; and
one or more processors configured to (i) instruct the flat panel display device to display a wheel and indicator within the wheel display area and to display a paytable within the paytable display area, the wheel including two or more segments, at least one segment associated with a value, (ii) randomly or pseudo-randomly determine a wheel game outcome, (iii) instruct the flat panel display device to display a wheel game presentation wherein the wheel and the indicator appear to spin relative to each other until coming to rest to display the wheel game outcome, and (iv) present an award in accordance with the wheel game outcome.
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Abstract
A wagering game, gaming machine, gaming network, and associated methods are disclosed including a dynamic wheel wherein a wheel game includes re-programming the wheel display and associated awards during successive plays. The dynamic wheel may be displayed in a wheel display area of a flat panel display device. The wheel display area along with other display areas may be defined by a bezel positioned over the display surface of the flat panel display device.
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1. A gaming machine including:
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a wheel display apparatus comprising a flat panel display device and a bezel structure overlaying the flat panel display device, the bezel structure overlaying the flat panel display device such that a wheel display area and a paytable display area of the flat panel display device are visible through openings or transparent areas of the bezel structure; and one or more processors configured to (i) instruct the flat panel display device to display a wheel and indicator within the wheel display area and to display a paytable within the paytable display area, the wheel including two or more segments, at least one segment associated with a value, (ii) randomly or pseudo-randomly determine a wheel game outcome, (iii) instruct the flat panel display device to display a wheel game presentation wherein the wheel and the indicator appear to spin relative to each other until coming to rest to display the wheel game outcome, and (iv) present an award in accordance with the wheel game outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A gaming machine including:
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a wheel display apparatus; one or more memory devices storing wagering game program code; and one or more processors configured to execute the wagering game program code to (i) instruct the wheel display apparatus to display a first wheel event in which a first wheel segment is identified from two or more wheel segments of a wheel displayed through the wheel display apparatus, one or more of the wheel segments of the wheel being respectively associated with one or more awards, to (ii) instruct the wheel display apparatus to modify one or more of the one or more wheel segments of the wheel following the first wheel event to produce a modified wheel with two or more wheel segments, (iii) instruct the wheel display apparatus to display a second wheel event in which a second wheel segment is identified from two or more wheel segments of the modified wheel, and to (iv) present any award associated with the first wheel segment or any award associated with the second wheel segment, or to present any award associated with the first wheel segment and any award associated with the second wheel segment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a gaming machine, the method including:
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receiving a wager at a gaming machine and initiating a play at the gaming machine; in the play at the gaming machine, displaying a wheel on a wheel display device at the gaming machine, the wheel including two or more wheel segments; displaying a first wheel event in which a first wheel segment is identified from the two or more wheel segments of the wheel; following the first wheel event, displaying a modification of one or more of the wheel segments to display a modified wheel on the wheel display device, the modified wheel including two or more wheel segments; displaying a second wheel event in which a second wheel segment is identified from the two or more segments of the modified wheel; and presenting an award associated with at least one of the first wheel segment or the second wheel segment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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