Patent ID: 8690671

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a cabinet defining an interior region of the gaming machine, the cabinet adapted to house a plurality of gaming machine components within or about the interior region; at least one display device coupled to the cabinet capable of displaying a three-dimensional (3-D) game of chance; and at least one processor to execute instructions to display the 3-D game of chance on the display device, the at least one processor configured to display video data for: at least one 3-D object having a first reel stop and a second reel stop associated with a first and a second payout value, respectively, the at least one 3-D object movable about a central axis to define the first reel stop, wherein the first reel stop is defined by a resting position of the at least one 3-D object, the at least one 3-D object having a first individual center point located substantially at the center of the at least one 3-D object and defining the intersection of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis, the at least one 3-D object rotatable about the first individual center point and rotatable about the x, y, and z-axes to define the second reel stop, wherein the second reel stop is defined by a resting orientation of the at least one 3-D object, the at least one 3-D object including a plurality of surfaces, each surface of the plurality of surfaces having a second individual center point located substantially at the center of its respective surface and at least one surface of the plurality of surfaces having an image disposed thereon, the image having a third reel stop associated with a third payout value, the image rotatable about the second individual center point relative to the surface on which the image is disposed, wherein the third reel stop is defined by the image substantially displayed to the player; and wherein the first payout value, the second payout value and the third payout value determine a total payout associated with an outcome of the game of chance.