Patent ID: 9564022
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of serially initiating multiple instances of a wagering game, at least two of the multiple instances executing concurrently while being concurrently displayed to a player, each instance of the wagering game including a wagering game instance outcome that is randomly selected via at least one of one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving, via at least one of one or more input devices, a first input indicative of a wager that initiates a first instance of the wagering game; displaying, via at least one of one or more display devices, a first changing array of symbols representing a plurality of possible first-instance outcomes, the first changing array being displayed at a primary position on the at least one of the one or more display devices; prior to displaying a randomly selected first-instance outcome of the first instance and after a first delay period following the initiation of the first instance, receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a second input indicative of a wager that initiates a second instance of the wagering game, wherein the first delay period is a length of time passing between receipt of the first input and the second input indicative of wagers; displaying, via at least one of the one or more display devices, a second changing array of symbols representing a plurality of possible second-instance outcomes, wherein the second changing array is displayed concurrently with the first changing array and wherein displaying the second changing array includes automatically moving the first changing array from the primary position to a secondary position on at least one of the one or more display devices and displaying the second changing array at the primary position.