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| Summary / Description | Wikipedia Entry for Slot Machines, making clear reference to multi-win line machines existing prior to the priority date. |
| Type of Prior Art | Online Publication |
| URL | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sl... |
| Author/Creator | Wikipedia Community - See article history |
| Title | Slot Machine |
| Publication Date | 2002 |
| Publisher | Wikipedia |
| Directions to Document Location | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slot_machine |
| Additional Information | Publication date is when the page was created, not when the reference was added. |
| Notes | |
Excerpt ...The first video slot machine to offer a "second screen" bonus round was Reel 'Em In developed by WMS Industries Inc. in 1996. In this type of machine, the display changes to provide a different game where an additional payout may be won or accumulated......Multi-line slot machines have become more popular since the 1990s. These machines have more than one payline, meaning that visible symbols that are not aligned on the main horizontal may be considered for winning combinations. Reel slot machines commonly have three or five paylines, while video slot machines may have 9, 15, 25, or as many as 100 different paylines... |
A gaming system comprising: a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selected symbols including at least one winning symbol combination when the symbol combination coincides with a win line; a win line selector arranged to automatically select at least one win line from a plurality of available win lines; and an outcome evaluator arranged to determine that a winning outcome exists when a selected symbol combination coincides with a selected win line.
| Relevance | Evidence that physical and virtual slot machines with multiple win lines were well known back in the 1990s. |
A method of gaming comprising: selecting a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, the selected symbols including at least one winning symbol combination when the symbol combination coincides with a win line; automatically selecting at least one win line from a plurality of available win lines; and determining that a winning outcome exists when a selected symbol combination coincides with a selected win line.
| Relevance | Defaulting to the one in the middle is an automatic selection. |
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