Patent ID: 6231442
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method of playing a gaming machine having a main video reel slot machine with at least five reels and at least nine paylines and a secondary event selection game with multiple selection objects, comprising:a) making a wager of at least one credit on at least one of the paylines on the main slot machine;b) activating the main slot machine to cause the reels to spin;c) when the reels stop spinning, determining which symbols appear on the paylines upon which a wager has been made;d) awarding a payout if one or more of preselected winning combinations appear on any of the paylines on which a wager has been made;e) if a preselected secondary event selection game combination is achieved on the main game, awarding a play of the secondary event selection game for each payline activated on the main game; andf) awarding a payout for each selection object chosen during the secondary event selection game.