Patent ID: 9613501
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method for operating a single reel game that uses a single reel in a single reel electronic gaming device having a display operable to present a win window, one or more tracks operable to display a plurality of single reel symbols in a spatial order, a memory storing one or more gaming operations, a monetary input component, and one or more processing units configured to perform the single reel game operations the method comprising: generating on the gaming device a single reel that includes a plurality of single reel symbols that are adjacent to one another; displaying on a display one or more single reel symbols on a track in a spatial order; stopping the single reel at a starting reel stop, that provides a reference point for stopping the single reel, when the single reel is in motion; displaying on the display in a win window a plurality of the single reel symbols; displaying on the display one or more single-reel symbols outside the win window; overlaying a payline on the symbols within the win window; listing a plurality of payout prizes in a paytable that includes payouts for each combination of symbols along the payline; and awarding a prize when the single reel game symbols along the payline match the paytable combination of symbols.