Reel type slot machine with physical mapping to control the win odds
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a reel defining a plurality of reel stop positions, each reel stop position associated with an indicia that can be displayed on a win line when the associated reel stop position is selected;
means for controlling the probability of the reel stop position being selected, said means physically on the reel and associated with each reel stop position such that probability of at least one reel stop position being selected is different than at least one other reel stop position;
means for rotating the reel about an axis; and
means for stopping the reel such at the selected reel stop position such that the associated indicia is displayed on the win line.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus and method for its operation. The gaming apparatus includes one or more physical displays that rotate about at least one axis. These displays are physically associated with a mechanism that controls the odds of the reel stopping at any particular reel position in such a manner that the probability of stopping at least one position differs from the probability of stopping at least one other position. The present invention is particularly appropriate for application in slot machines.
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a reel defining a plurality of reel stop positions, each reel stop position associated with an indicia that can be displayed on a win line when the associated reel stop position is selected; means for controlling the probability of the reel stop position being selected, said means physically on the reel and associated with each reel stop position such that probability of at least one reel stop position being selected is different than at least one other reel stop position; means for rotating the reel about an axis; and means for stopping the reel such at the selected reel stop position such that the associated indicia is displayed on the win line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operation for a gaming machine comprising:
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deactivating a lock out mechanism and allowing a drive mechanism to be activated; activating the drive mechanism to start at least one reel into motion, said reel defining reel stop positions and having an optical marker associated with each reel stop position, the optical markers including value information; reading the value information on the optical markers as they moves past a optical reader; summing the value information as it is read; generating a random number to establish a target sum; identifying the reel stop position associated with the optical marker at which the target sum is reached; and stopping the reel such an indicia associated with the identified reel stop position is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gaming machine comprising:
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a game display defining a plurality of stop positions; a driving mechanism for causing the rotation of the display around at least one axis; a mechanism for controlling the probability of a stop position being selected for display, said mechanism being physically on the game display and associated with the stop positions, such that the probability of displaying at least one position is different than displaying in at least one ether position; and a mechanism for stopping the game display such that the selected stop position is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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