Gaming system and method providing a bonus opportunity when a designated relationship exists between a plurality of randomly determined elements

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9881460
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13793997

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Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a bonus opportunity when a designated relationship exists between a plurality of randomly determined elements. The gaming system randomly generates a plurality of elements in association with a play of a secondary game. The gaming system determines whether a designated relationship exists between the randomly determined elements. If the designated relationship exists between the randomly determined elements, the gaming system determines a bonus opportunity associated with the randomly determined elements and provides the bonus opportunity to a player.

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IGT9295 PROTOTYPE DRIVE RENO NV 89521-8986

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Basallo, Leandro San Francisco, US 45 1751
Bristol, Rachael A San Francisco, US 12 364
Ferris, Colin M San Francisco, US 6 330
Grime, John Foster City, US 4 304
Isaacson, Timothy L Hayward, US 21 1602
Nicely, Mark C Daly City, US 228 7913
Petermann-Turner, Dacotah A Oakland, US 2 294
Present, Alex Berkeley, US 2 294
Rollins, Ana K San Francisco, US 4 306

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