Patent ID: 11928935
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
an interface system including at least one network interface; and
a control system including one or more processors, the control system being configured for:
determining which slot symbols will be presented on the display system of an end user device (EUD) for an instance of a slot game, the symbols comprising one or more mystery symbols;
receiving, from the EUD and via the interface system, an indication that a wager has been received;

communicating, via the interface system and to the EUD, instructions to cause the EUD to perform the following operations:
display, on an EUD display system, moving symbols, landing of the one or more mystery symbols, and a bet meter having a plurality of states and an award indicator image associated with a first bet level, wherein the state of the bet meter and the award indicator image indicate, based on the wager, whether an award is unavailable or can be triggered;
present, based on determining that the wager is less than a first bet level, the bet meter in a first state and the award indicator image of the bet meter in a first image state which together indicate that an award is unavailable;
present, based on determining that the wager is greater than or equal to the first bet level, the bet meter in a second state and the award indicator image of the bet meter in a second image state which together indicate that the award can be triggered;
present, based on determining that the wager is greater than or equal to the first bet level, a first mystery symbol animation revealing a first revealed mystery symbol image, wherein the award corresponds to the first revealed mystery symbol image; and
present, based on determining that the wager is greater than or equal to the first bet level and on displaying the first revealed mystery symbol image, the award.