Patent ID: 6632139
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
A gaming device having a bonus round comprising:a plurality of independent symbol generators, each including a plurality of symbols; at least one terminating condition, said terminating condition including at least two predetermined symbols, wherein one of the symbol generators is adapted to generate one of said predetermined symbols and another of said symbol generators is adapted to generate another one of said predetermined symbols; a plurality of simultaneously generated symbols, including one symbol from each symbol generator; and a display device for displaying the generated symbols, whereby the bonus round terminates when the terminating condition occurs including the simultaneous generation by the symbol generators of each of the predetermined symbols in a designated result area associated with said symbol generator, and wherein the simultaneous generation of less than all of the predetermined symbols (a) does not cause termination of the bonus round, (b) does not cause part of the terminating condition to be satisfied, and (c) does not cause an accumulation of any of the predetermined symbols for subsequently achieving the terminating condition.