Patent ID: 6186894
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A method of playing a gaming machine having a main slot machine with multiple reels and multiple paylines and a secondary event slot machine with at least one mechanical reel and at least one payline, each reel having a plurality of symbols thereon, 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) determining a number of spins on the secondary event slot machine by the number of paylines activated on the main slot machine and awarding the determined number of spins on the secondary event slot machine if a preselected secondary event bonus combination is achieved;f) determining which symbol combination appears on any payline of the secondary event slot machine; andg) awarding a payout on each bonus spin in which a winning symbol combination is achieved on a payline of the secondary event slot machine.