Patent ID: 8221217
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: a plurality of rotatable reels comprising stops associated with player symbols, the plurality of reels being arranged so that selected player symbols are displayed in an array of display positions when the reels are stationary; a player symbol selector for selecting the player symbols from a plurality of player symbols, the player symbol selector comprising a rotation controller arranged to control rotation and stopping of the reels; a display position selector arranged to enable a player to select, prior to stopping of the reels, groups of display positions, each selected display position determining a respective win line; an award allocator arranged to allocate an award when a winning combination of the player symbols is displayed along a win line; wherein the player symbol selector is arranged so that each one of different player symbols of each reel has the same probability to be displayed at any one of the display positions associated with that reel wherein each reel has a plurality of stops and wherein each stop is associated with a range of numbers defining the weighted stopping probability, the player symbol selector comprising a random number generator configured to randomly select a number of the ranges of numbers and thereby select player symbol for display in the respective groups of display positions.