Patent ID: 9520016
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A game machine, comprising: a bill acceptor that accepts a physical item associated with a monetary value; an input device configured to receive an input representative of a wager from a player; a credit controller configured to establish a credit balance associated with the monetary value and register the input of the wager by the player, wherein the wager is deducted from the credit balance; a payout device configured to enable the player to initiate a payout of the credit balance; a display in communication with the credit controller and configured to display a plurality of symbol cells displayed in a grid, the grid defining a plurality of columns, each column having an associated reel, each reel having an associated reel strip, each reel strip including a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of game symbols displayed in each of the symbol cells in a predetermined order, and a controller coupled to the display and the credit controller and configured to: