Patent ID: 9082265
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine, comprising: a housing or cabinet; a display on which a plurality of symbols can be displayed in a matrix arrangement of rows and columns after initially appearing symbols have been caused to be rearranged; a controller; a value-addition mechanism by which currency or other gaming value to be bet can be added to the gaming machine and credited to a player's available-betting-amount account; a bet-placing mechanism by which the player can bet an amount of gaming value on the outcome of a game to be played; and a pay-out mechanism by which currency or other gaming value can be paid out to the player or credited to the player's available-betting-amount account under control of the controller and in accordance with a final outcome of the game once it has been played; wherein the controller is programmed to execute the steps of