Patent ID: 9245418
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming machine comprising an electronic display, a random number generator, and a game controller configured to display a plurality of separate sub-games on the electronic display, and wherein outcomes of a first of the plurality of separate sub-games is determined using the random number generator and outcomes of the other sub-games are determined by the game controller based on said outcomes of said first of the plurality of the separate sub-games, wherein the separate sub-games are playable and displayed simultaneously on the electronic display, each of the sub-games being a spinning reel game and comprising a respective plurality of paylines, wherein the number of paylines of any one of the sub-games is equal to the number of paylines of any other one of the sub-games, and wherein the game controller is further configured to receive a single wager of a predefined plurality of credits, wherein the predefined plurality of credits are selected from a set of predefined plurality of credits each comprising an equal number of credits to be wagered on each payline of each sub-game, the game controller being further configured to respond to selection of the predefined plurality of credits and to display a partial game outcome for each sub-game, the game controller being further configured to receive a selection of the plurality of separate sub-games to continue playing, and when the plurality of separate sub-games selected is less than all of the plurality of sub-games displayed, to transfer the plurality of credits of the single wager to the selected sub-games.