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Gaming system, gaming device and method for displaying multiple concurrent games using dynamic focal points

  • US 9,905,081 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2017
  • Issued: 02/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming system comprising:

  • a display device;

    a plurality of input devices including an acceptor;

    a processor; and

    a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

    responsive to a physical item being received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,at a first point in time and prior to an occurrence of any display reconfiguration event, cause the display device to display a first configuration of a plurality of simultaneously played games, said first configuration including a first game displayed in association with a first portion of a game play area and a second game displayed in association with a second, different portion of the game play area, said first portion of the game play area being greater than the second portion of the game play area,at a second, subsequent point in time after the occurrence of a display reconfiguration event associated with the second game, cause the display device to display a second configuration of the plurality of simultaneously played games, said second configuration including the first game displayed in association with the second portion of the game play area and the second game displayed in association with the first portion of the game play area,independent of any displayed configurations of the plurality of simultaneously played games, for each of the simultaneously played games;

    determine an outcome,cause the display device to display the determined outcome, andcause the display device to display any award associated with the determined outcome, andresponsive to a cashout input being received, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.

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