Electronic gaming machine and gaming method
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1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- a display for displaying a plurality of games, wherein each game comprises game symbols arranged into an array and where predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols in each game award prizes to a player,vending slots for receiving monetary bets, andan electronic game controller being adapted to determine if a bet has been made using the vending slots to initiate play of said games and to control the display of game symbols on the display if a bet has been received,wherein said player selects the number of said games that are simultaneously playable,said electronic game controller determining if winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols have occurred in said player-selected games and awarding prizes to the player for every winning combination in each game,said electronic game controller determining the appearance of one or more special symbols in a first game of said player-selected games, wherein said one or more special symbols each have an independent effect on said first game, andthe appearance of at least one special symbol in said first game causes said electronic game controller to apply the effect of the one or more special symbols to each of said player-selected games without displaying said at least one special symbol in each of said player-selected games,said first game comprising a base game and a feature game, wherein said one or more special symbols appear in said feature game.
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Abstract
In an aspect, an electronic gaming machine includes an electronic game controller and a display for playing a plurality of games that are selectable for simultaneous play. Where one or more special symbols appear in a first game of the selected games, the electronic game controller applies one or more game enhancing elements that are associated with the special symbols to each of the selected games. In another aspect, the special symbols are associated with numerical values that are applied to each of the selected games. Gaming methods are also provided.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
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a display for displaying a plurality of games, wherein each game comprises game symbols arranged into an array and where predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols in each game award prizes to a player, vending slots for receiving monetary bets, and an electronic game controller being adapted to determine if a bet has been made using the vending slots to initiate play of said games and to control the display of game symbols on the display if a bet has been received, wherein said player selects the number of said games that are simultaneously playable, said electronic game controller determining if winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols have occurred in said player-selected games and awarding prizes to the player for every winning combination in each game, said electronic game controller determining the appearance of one or more special symbols in a first game of said player-selected games, wherein said one or more special symbols each have an independent effect on said first game, and the appearance of at least one special symbol in said first game causes said electronic game controller to apply the effect of the one or more special symbols to each of said player-selected games without displaying said at least one special symbol in each of said player-selected games, said first game comprising a base game and a feature game, wherein said one or more special symbols appear in said feature game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
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a display for displaying a plurality of games, wherein each game comprises game symbols arranged into an array and where predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols in each game award prizes to a player, vending slots for receiving monetary bets, and an electronic game controller being adapted to determine if a bet has been made using the vending slots to initiate play of said games and to control the display of game symbols on the display if a bet has been received, wherein said player selects the number of said games that are simultaneously playable, said electronic game controller determining if winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols have occurred in said player-selected games and awarding prizes to the player for every winning combination in each game, said electronic game controller determining the appearance of one or more special symbols in a first game of said player-selected games, wherein said one or more special symbols each have an independent numerical value by which prizes awarded during said first game are multiplied, and the appearance of at least one special symbol in said first game causes said electronic game controller to multiply prizes awarded during each of said player-selected games by the numerical value of the one or more special symbols without displaying said at least one special symbol in each of said player-selected games, said first game comprising a base game and a feature game, wherein said one or more special symbols appear in said feature game. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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