Methods and apparatus for an EGM bonus feature

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9076307
APP PUB NO 20120270632A1
SERIAL NO

12451961

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A method of incorporating a bonus symbol into a plurality of symbols to be displayed in a display of an electronic gaming machine, the display adapted to display at least a selected portion of a plurality of standard symbols, the method including the steps of: determining a number of bonus symbols to be displayed; for each bonus symbol to be displayed, determining a location at which the bonus symbol is to be displayed within the plurality of standard symbols; incorporating a bonus symbol with a corresponding standard symbol for the determined location; whereby the bonus symbol is incorporated into the plurality of symbols without affecting the standard symbol probabilities.

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SG GAMING INC6601 SOUTH BERMUDA ROAD LAS VEGAS NV 89119

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Masen, Andrew B Grafton, AU 8 136

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