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Wagering game with simulated mechanical reels

  • US 9,595,157 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2014
  • Issued: 03/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A casino gaming machine primarily used for playing at least one casino wagering game, comprising:

  • a housing having a display region;

    one or more electronic input devices configured to receive physical input from a player to initiate the wagering game and transform the input into an electronic data signal;

    at least one electronic video display coupled to the housing in the display region; and

    one or more controllers disposed within the housing and coupled to the at least one electronic video display, the one or more controllers including a random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements, the one or more controllers configured to;

    detect, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance;

    initiate the casino wagering game in response the electronic data signal from the one or more electronic input devices and in response to input indicative of a wager cover by the credit balance;

    display simulated mechanical reels of a slot machine on the at least one electronic video display in the display region, the simulated mechanical reels including images of a plurality of symbols that indicate an outcome of the casino wagering game, each of the simulated mechanical reels including side edges that, from a viewing perspective of the player, are curved in a manner similar to a mechanical reel, wherein at least one of the simulated mechanical reels includes a plurality of imperfections similar to a mechanical reel, the plurality of imperfections including (i) a simulated wobble of the side edges during a simulated rotation of the at least one simulated mechanical reel and (ii) a simulated seam extending across the at least one simulated mechanical reel;

    display the simulated rotation of the simulated mechanical reels on the at least one electronic video display, the simulated rotation including the simulated wobble of the side edges of the at least one simulated mechanical reel;

    determine the outcome of the casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements;

    after the display of the simulated rotation of the simulated reels, display the outcome of the casino wagering game on the at least one electronic video display;

    credit the credit balance with an award received in response to the outcome being a winning outcome; and

    receive, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.

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