Patent ID: 6174235
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method for directing a slot machine-type wagering game playable by a player, the method comprising:defining a set of elements, the set including all possible elements of the slot machine-type wagering game;assigning each of the elements of the slot machine-type wagering game to at least one of a plurality of locations, therein defining a set of all possible locations;displaying an image of the set of all possible locations to the player;receiving at least one selection signal, each selection signal indicating a location from the set of all possible locations which has been selected by the player, the at least one selection signal thereby indicating at least one selected element; andevaluating an outcome of the slot machine-type wagering game in accordance with the at least one selected element wherein the step of evaluating includes evaluating the outcome of the slot machine-type wagering game in accordance with the at least one selected element and at least one randomly-selected element.