Electronic gaming device with second chance functionality

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9805541
APP PUB NO 20170024955A1
SERIAL NO

14807962

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Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a plurality of reels, and a display. The display includes active areas and inactive areas where the active areas are utilized for payout determinations and bonus game initiation determinations and where the inactive areas are not utilized for payout determinations and bonus game initiation determinations. The processor may initiate a base game play, a bonus game, and a secondary base game. The base game play may include a spin to display at least a portion of the plurality of reels in the active areas. The processor may initiate a bonus game based on a predetermined number of a predetermined symbol being located in the active areas after the spin. The processor may initiate a secondary base game based on a number of the predetermined symbol being less that the predetermined number and a secondary base game triggering event. The secondary base game may convert a first inactive area to a first secondary base game play active area where the first secondary base game play active area is utilized for payout determinations and bonus game initiation determinations.

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AGS LLC6775 S EDMOND ST SUITE 300 LAS VEGAS NV 89118

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boese, Eric Steven Decatur, US 19 663
Menchin, Keith James Atlanta, US 4 73
Pawloski, Jason Prometheus Atlanta, US 8 121
Schultz, Bradley Donald Suwanee, US 7 119

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