Patent ID: 8517817
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine adapted for accepting a wager, playing a game based on the wager and granting a payout based on the result of the game, comprising: an exterior housing arranged to contain a plurality of internal gaming machine components therein; a gaming controller in communication with at least one of the plurality of internal gaming machine components and adapted to control one or more aspects of the game; and a display region located within or about the exterior housing and adapted to present a plurality of gaming reels including at least a first gaming reel and a second gaming reel, the first gaming reel and the second gaming reel having a common axis of rotation, the plurality of gaming reels being controlled at least in part by said gaming controller, wherein the gaming controller controls the presentation of the plurality of gaming reels so as to cause animated movement of a first reel symbol from the first gaming reel to the second gaming reel while within said display region.