Patent ID: 9691232
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of gaming on a gaming machine having a credit input mechanism configured to accept a physical item associated with a monetary value for establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity, a game controller, and a game display, the game display having a plurality of separate display areas, comprising: awarding a plurality of game rounds including a first number of winning game rounds and a second number of losing game rounds in response to an occurrence of a trigger event; splitting the first number of winning game rounds and the second number of losing game rounds evenly into the separate display areas of the game display; conducting at least two of the plurality of game rounds including at least one of the first number of winning game rounds and at least one of the second number of losing game rounds concurrently in the separate display areas of the game display; determining a first length of play time for a first game round of the least one of the first number of winning game rounds to reach a first outcome; determining a second length of play time for a second game round of the least one of the second number of losing game rounds to reach a second outcome; and varying the speed of display of at least one of said first game round and said second game round so as to terminate play of both said first game round and said second game round substantially coterminously.