Patent ID: 9153090
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a value input device configured to accept a physical item associated with a monetary value, the monetary value establishing a credit balance; a player input device for receiving a wager deducted from the credit balance initiating the symbol pushing wagering game; one or more displays for displaying the wagering game having a plurality of symbols arranged in an array, the array comprising one or more variable positions and one or more first pass-through positions, and wherein each of the one or more variable positions is associated with a predetermined one of the first pass-through positions; and a controller operative to: i. randomly vary a first symbol in each of the one or more variable positions, while holding any second symbol in each of the first pass-through positions; ii. translate the first symbol, if any, from each of the one or more variable positions to the associated predetermined one of the first pass-through positions; and iii. remove, from the predetermined one of the first pass-through positions, any second symbol being held in the predetermined one of the first pass-through positions, in response to the first symbol appearing in the associated variable position.