ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING METHOD
First Claim
1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a housing having a display for displaying game symbols for playing a game and an electronic game controller in electronic communication with said display for controlling the appearance of game symbols in said game on the display, wherein said game comprises randomly displaying said game symbols and awarding prizes to a player for predetermined winning combinations of game symbols to a player; and
an input device for receiving commands from said player to operate said electronic gaming machine and initiate play of said game on said display, said input device being in electronic communication with said electronic game controller;
wherein said electronic game controller in response to a command from said player via said input device commences play of said game by randomly selecting game symbols and transmitting a signal to said display to display said randomly selected game symbols;
wherein said electronic game controller causes at least four bonus prizes to be associated with said electronic gaming machine, said bonus prizes being awarded upon the appearance of predetermined bonus prize combinations of game symbols; and
wherein a first group of bonus prizes comprises two of said bonus prizes, each said bonus prize of said first group being awarded upon the appearance of one or two of said bonus prize combinations and wherein a second group of bonus prizes comprises two or more of the bonus prizes, each said bonus prize of said second group being awarded upon the appearance of any one of three or more of said bonus prize combinations, each of said bonus prize combinations being associated with only one of said bonus prizes.
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Abstract
An electronic gaming machine has at least four bonus prizes associated with the electronic gaming machine. The bonus prizes are awarded upon the appearance of predetermined bonus prize combinations of game symbols. A first group of bonus prizes comprises two of the bonus prizes, each bonus prize of the first group being awarded upon the appearance of one or two of the bonus prize combinations. A second group of bonus prizes comprises two or more of the bonus prizes, each bonus prize of the second group being awarded upon the appearance of any one of three or more of the bonus prize combinations. Each of the bonus prize combinations are associated with only one of the bonus prizes. A gaming system and method are also provided.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
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a housing having a display for displaying game symbols for playing a game and an electronic game controller in electronic communication with said display for controlling the appearance of game symbols in said game on the display, wherein said game comprises randomly displaying said game symbols and awarding prizes to a player for predetermined winning combinations of game symbols to a player; and an input device for receiving commands from said player to operate said electronic gaming machine and initiate play of said game on said display, said input device being in electronic communication with said electronic game controller; wherein said electronic game controller in response to a command from said player via said input device commences play of said game by randomly selecting game symbols and transmitting a signal to said display to display said randomly selected game symbols; wherein said electronic game controller causes at least four bonus prizes to be associated with said electronic gaming machine, said bonus prizes being awarded upon the appearance of predetermined bonus prize combinations of game symbols; and wherein a first group of bonus prizes comprises two of said bonus prizes, each said bonus prize of said first group being awarded upon the appearance of one or two of said bonus prize combinations and wherein a second group of bonus prizes comprises two or more of the bonus prizes, each said bonus prize of said second group being awarded upon the appearance of any one of three or more of said bonus prize combinations, each of said bonus prize combinations being associated with only one of said bonus prizes. - 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)
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