Gaming machine including one or more grouped held value symbols

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10388112
APP PUB NO 20170372558A1
SERIAL NO

15190536

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Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine primarily dedicated for use in playing at least one regulated casino wagering game. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. One or more of the value symbols are held in place in a group on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with respective replacement symbols randomly selected from the plurality of standard and value symbols. In response to the replacement symbols including another value symbol, the value symbol is added to the group and at least one of the values of the symbols previously in the group is modified. An award based on the current cumulative value of the held value symbols is determined at the conclusion of the feature game.

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LNW GAMING INC6601 SOUTH BERMUDA ROAD LAS VEGAS NV 89119

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carter, Elizabeth Chicago, US 16 193
Chesworth, Jack Hurlstone Park, AU 21 354
Gilbertson, Ross Malcolm Ultimo, AU 5 149
Wilkins, Peter Curl Curl, AU 14 223
Yin, Yanhua Qingdao, CN 8 203
You, Qin Randwick, AU 13 356

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