Patent ID: 9047741
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of allowing a player to play a slot game with a gaming machine, the slot game including a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of game symbols in a predetermined order, the method comprising the steps of: displaying, on a display device, a plurality of games, each of the plurality of games being displayed in a corresponding display area; displaying at least one reel of the plurality of reels extending across each of the display areas; displaying a first game in a first display area and including a first portion of the at least one reel being displayed in the first display area; displaying a second game in a second display area and including a second portion of the at least one reel being displayed in the second display area, the second game being displayed concurrently with the first game, the second display area being positioned with respect to the first display area to define an area between the first and the second display areas; randomly generating an outcome of the first game and spinning and stopping the at least one reel to display the first game outcome in the first display area, the at least one reel being displayed with a plurality of game symbols being visible within the defined area between the first and the second display areas; and, awarding the player an award as a function of the first game outcome.