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Gaming device and method for activating multiple paylines upon the wager of a single credit

  • US 7,351,146 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2001
  • Issued: 04/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gaming device comprising:

  • a processor;

    a plurality of reels controlled by the processor, said reels having a plurality of symbols;

    a plurality of different paylines associated with said reels, each payline associated with each of the reels; and

    at least one input device operable by a player on one or more occasions,wherein the processor is programmed to;

    (a) receive a single wager input as a result of a single one of the operations of the input device, the single wager input corresponding to a value of at least one whole credit;

    (b) activate a quantity of more than one of the paylines in response to the single wager input;

    (c) automatically apportion the value across the quantity of the paylines in response to the single wager input, the apportionment being performed by at least determining;

    (i) a first fraction of said value to be wagered on a first one of the activated paylines; and

    (ii) a second fraction of said value to be wagered on a second one of the activated paylines, the first fraction being different than the second fraction if the value wagered divided by the quantity of activated paylines results in a remainder as determined by the processor;

    (d) if any winning symbol combination occurs on the first activated payline, provide an award to the player based on a multiple of the first fraction of said value, and(e) if any winning symbol combination occurs on the second activated payline, provide an award to the player based on a multiple of the second fraction of said value.

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