Patent ID: 9286761
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A63F,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of playing a game on a slot machine that displays winning and non-winning game outcomes as a set of a predefined number of displayed symbols on reels along a line comprising: receiving value from a player for wagering on the slot machine via a bill acceptor associated with the slot machine; validating via the acceptor one of a bill and a ticket received at the acceptor; initiating a game on the slot machine in response to an input from a player; displaying to the player less than the predefined number of symbols along the line to determine a game outcome on a display of the gaming device by a processor of the gaming device; receiving, by the processor, a choice made by the player to return at least one of the displayed symbols to the gaming device when the at least one displayed symbol is a subset of at least one winning game outcome for the device; returning the at least one displayed symbol to the gaming device responsive to receiving the choice; replacing, on the display, by the processor, the at least one symbol with a corresponding number of symbols along the line in the positions previously occupied by the returned at least one symbol; completing the game by the processor; providing, by the processor, the player compensation in exchange for returning the at least one displayed symbol, the compensation being usable to obtain a bonus that is awarded after the game outcome is determined; and cashing out any remaining value received from the player and awards accumulated during game play by printing a ticket on a ticket printer associated with the slot machine in response to an input from the player.