Patent ID: 8851970

Claim:
A method of playing a slot machine game comprising: providing a slot machine, the slot machine comprising a visual display, a memory and a processor, the processor for executing instructions stored on the memory to play a slot machine game comprising the steps: forming a symbol matrix having a plurality of symbol positions; defining a plurality of pay lines using the symbol positions; displaying a symbol in each symbol position upon receipt of instructions to play by a user; identifying a plurality of winning pay lines, wherein each winning pay line has at least a plurality of symbol positions in common with each of the other winning pay lines; simultaneously displaying a plurality of visual indicators, each visual indicator indicating the symbol position of each symbol on the winning pay lines, including winning symbols and non-winning symbols on each winning pay line; and issuing awards for the winning symbol pay lines; wherein the plurality of visual indicators are simultaneously displayed such that: symbol positions of pay lines displaying a winning symbol are indicated to the player in a first manner; and symbol positions of pay lines displaying a non-winning symbol are indicated in a second manner.