Patent ID: 6729955
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event results, the machine awards a prize which is displayed on a win meter wherein upon the occurrence of a prize winning event, the control means causes, in addition to incrementing the meter, an award indicating sequence to be generated, the award indicating sequence generating, in a discernible format, outputs relating to payment of the prize the outputs changing in a non-uniform manner during payment of the prize with a rate of change being dependent on, and varying wily a size of the prize and the meter being an incrementing digit win meter that is incremented at a rate corresponding to the rate of change of the award indicating sequence.