Patent Application Number: 2009201818
Filing Date: May 06, 2009Priority Date: May 15, 2008
Inventors: Samuel James Walker
Applicants: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
View Prior Art for Claim 9
A method according to claim 8, wherein in the gamble game the gaming machine prompts the user to guess the value of a characteristic of a hidden symbol and if the guess is correct the gaming machine awards the user the award multiplied by a winning multiplier, and if the guess is incorrect the gaming machine awards the user the award multiplied by a losing multiplier, wherein the winning multiplier is greater than one and the losing multiplier is greater than zero.
Patent/Application # 10/935021
Description
This prior art patent describes a very similar method of gaming that has the same two-stage structure as described by the patent application. The optional second stage could be triggered by events occurred in the first stage and the result of second stage can be used to modify the award earned in the first stage.
Patent/Application # 09/939001
Description
This prior art is an issued patent, describing a gaming method that has an opt-in second round that determines a multiplier value which is in turn used to calculate the final award of a single game.
The two-stage structure of the gameplay and the idea is very similar to the one described in the application, differing only in the actual game and the multiplier values.
Patent/Application # 5,823,874
Description
This patent deals with a standard reel-slot gaming machine with an additional wheel attached which determines any further payout. When the reels end in a particular order, the wheel is activated and the player has the chance to win a greater amount, as determined by the multiplier in the wheel.
United States