Patent ID: 6855054
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming apparatus for playing a slot game, comprising: a housing; a display unit that is capable of generating video images and associated with the housing; an input device associated with the housing; and a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow the user to make a wager, said controller being programmed to cause a first video image to be generated on said display unit, said first video image representing the slot game and including a first arrangement comprising a plurality of symbols, said controller being programmed to allow the user to select a first symbol from any of the plurality of symbols and a second symbol from any of the plurality of symbols using the value input device, said controller being programmed to allow a user to interchange the position of the first symbol with the position of the second symbol to define a second arrangement of the plurality of symbols, said controller being programmed to allow the user to select a third symbol from any of the plurality of symbols, to retrieve a fourth symbol from an exterior source, and to replace the third symbol with the fourth symbol to get a third arrangement of the plurality of symbols, and said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said slot game based on the second arrangement.