Patent ID: 7226358
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A slot machine, comprising: a housing; a value-input device supported by said housing; a first slot machine reel disposed in said housing, said first slot machine reel having a plurality of first reel symbols disposed thereon; a second slot machine reel disposed in said housing, said second slot machine reel having a plurality of second reel symbols disposed thereon; a third slot machine reel disposed in said housing, said third slot machine reel having a plurality of third reel symbols disposed thereon; a mechanical payout indicator supported by said housing, said mechanical payout indicator comprising a rotatable payout indicator having a spherical shape, said rotatable payout indicator being rotatable about an axis that passes through said rotatable payout indicator, said rotatable payout indicator comprising a plurality of payout regions including a first payout region, a second payout region, and a third payout region, each of said payout regions comprising a curved, non-planar surface; a plurality of payout symbols disposed on said rotatable payout indicator in said payout regions, said payout symbols including a first payout symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said first payout region, a second payout symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said second payout region, and a third payout symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said third payout region; and a fixed outcome indicator element associated with said rotatable payout indicator, said outcome indicator element visibly indicating one of said first, second or third payout regions after said rotatable payout indicator comes to a final stop, with the other of the first, second or third payout regions also being visible after said rotatable payout indicator comes to a final stop.