AU766312B2 - A poker machine with wheel bonus indicator - Google Patents
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Name of Applicant: IGT Actual Inventor: Address for Service: Invention Title: Details of Basic Application(s): WILLIAM R ADAMS FRASER OLD SOHN Patent Attorneys Level 6, 118 Alfred Street MILSONS POINT NSW 2061 A POKER MACHINE WITH WHEEL BONUS INDICATOR Standard Patent Application No. 733599 (50327/96) dated 26 March 1996 The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us: oe* eo oooo ooe ooo oo 21021 The present invention is directed to novel gaming devices and, more particularly, to gaming devices comprising at least one bonus indicator capable of indicating at least one of a plurality of bonuses.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Games of chance have been enjoyed by people for thousands of years and have enjoyed widespread popularity in recent times. Many people enjoy playing a wide variety of games that they have not played before. Playing new games adds to the excitement of this recreational activity particularly when some form of "gaming" is involved. As used herein, the term "gaming" and "gaming devices" are used to indicate that some form of wagering is involved, and that players must make wagers of value, whether actual currency or some equivalent of value, token or credit.
One popular game of chance that has long been enjoyed by many players is the slot machine (or poker machine as the devices are known in Australia).
Conventionally, a slot machine is configured for a player to input something of value, a standard denomination of currency or house token or other representation of currency or credit, and then to permit the player to activate the device which causes a plurality of reels to spin and ultimately stop to display a random combination of some form of indicia, for example, numbers or symbols. If this display contains one of a :•preselected plurality of winning combinations, the machine releases money into a payout chute or onto a credit meter for the player. For example, if a player initially wagered two coins of a national currency and that player won a high payout, that player may receive fifty coins of the same denomination in return.
Since it is desirable to offer players games which they have not played before, it would be desirable to provide a player with new games and additional opportunities to receive winning payouts.
30 Those familiar with games involving winning payouts, such as the popular television game show entitled "WHEEL OF FORTUNE" will realize that as players o and observers watch a large wheel spin and gradually come to rest, the players "experience a heightened feeling of anticipation and excitement as the wheel is slowing down to indicate a possible prize.
It would therefore also be desirable to provide a payout indicator which is discernible by a player and/or other observers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is disclosed a slot machine, comprising: a housing having a front portion and two side portions; a value-input device; a first slot machine reel having a plurality of fir disposed thereon; a second slot machine reel having a plurality of seco disposed thereon; a third slot machine reel having a plurality of thil disposed thereon; st reel symbols nd reel symbols rd reel symbols r r rr sc one of said first, second and third slot machine reels being rotatable about an axis that passes through said side portions of said housing; a movable mechanical bonus indicator comprising a rotatable wheel bonus indicator having a face, said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotatable about an axis that passes through a central point of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator, said axis about which said rotatable wheel bonus indicator is rotatable not being parallel to said axis about which said one slot machine reel is rotatable; a plurality of circumferentially arranged bonus areas comprising a first bonus area, a second bonus area, and a third bonus area, said bonus areas being circumferentially disposed on said face of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator around said central point; a plurality of bonus symbols disposed on said rotatable wheel bonus indicator in said bonus areas, said bonus symbols including a first bonus 30 symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said first bonus area, a second bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said second bonus area, and a third bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said third bonus area, each of said bonus symbols indicating a respective one of a plurality of bonus amounts, all bonus symbols disposed on said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being simultaneously visible to a player; said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotated after display of at least one of said first, second and third reel symbols; a random generator that selects one of said bonus amounts in order to cause said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop at a stop position at which said rotatable wheel bonus indicator visually indicates to a player said one bonus amount selected by said random generator; and a control unit operatively coupled to said random generator, said control unit comprising a motor and being operatively coupled to control movement of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator, said control unit causing said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop moving at said stop position.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is disclosed a slot machine, comprising: a housing having a front portion and two side portions; a value-input device; *a plurality of first reel symbols; a plurality of second reel symbols; a plurality of thisecond reel symbols; a plurality of third reel symbols; a movable mechanical bonus indicator comprising a rotatable wheel bonus indicator having a face, said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotatable about an axis that passes through a central point of said rotatable o* 30 wheel bonus indicator, said axis about which said rotatable wheel bonus indicator is rotatable not passing through either of said two side portions of said housing; a plurality of circumferentially arranged bonus areas comprising a first bonus area, a second bonus area, and a third bonus area, said bonus areas being circumferentially disposed on said face of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator around said central point; a plurality of bonus symbols disposed on said rotatable wheel bonus indicator in said bonus areas, said bonus symbols including a first bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said first bonus area, a second bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said second bonus area, and a third bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said third bonus area, each of said bonus symbols indicating a respective one of a plurality of bonus amounts; said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotated after display of at least one of said first, second and third reel symbols; a random generator that selects one of said bonus amounts in order to cause said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop at a stop position at which said rotatable wheel bonus indicator visually indicates to a player said one bonus amount selected by said random generator; and a control unit operatively coupled to said random generator, said control unit comprising a motor and being operatively coupled to control movement of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator, said control unit causing said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop moving at said stop position.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view one of a gaming device of one embodiment of the present invention.
S..Fig. 2 is another embodiment of a gaming device of the present invention.
Fig. 3 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION The various disclosed arrangements are designed to provide added excitement to a gaming device in order to increase the enjoyment to players and to serve as an 30 added attraction to potential players. One arrangement, illustrated in Fig. 1, S. comprises a primary gaming unit which comprises three rotatable reels 10, each of S which comprise a plurality of indicia on the periphery thereof. The illustrated gaming device comprises a mechanical lever 12, coin slot 14, currency validator 16 and a credit card validator 18. In a manner which will be recognized by those skilled in the art, each reel 10 is designed to rotate and then stop in order to visually display at least one, and preferably a number of indicia. If the collection of indicia displayed by the three reels is one of a predetermined plurality of winning indicia sets, then the player can typically be provided with a winning payout either through coin chute 20 which deposits winnings into a coin trough 30 or by increasing the player's credits in a credit window When the reels 10 display a particular indicia set then the player is provided with an opportunity for a bonus. According to this illustrated arrangement, a bonus actuator button 50 is placed in an operative state when reels 10 display a bonus indicia set. A player must then depress bonus actuator 50 in order to start bonus indicator spinning. In the illustrated arrangement, bonus indicator 70 is in the form of a rotatable wheel. The wheel may be a carnival-type wheel comprising pegs and a clapper or could take one or more other forms, such as a fanciful wheel typically used in a roulette game as shown in the embodiment of Fig. 2. The facing surface of bonus indicator 70 of Fig. 1 comprises four distinct areas bearing indicia of the bonus payout to the player. In the illustrated arrangement, the bonus indicator has areas indicating bonuses of $25.00, $50.00, $100.00, and $2,000.00. When bonus indicator 70 stops, an indicator (not shown) will indicate the area on the bonus wheel corresponding to the amounts of the bonus to be provided to the player.
oo In a manner which will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, indicator can be operatively linked to a "payout" mechanism which provides a bonus payout to a player through currency chute 20 or by increasing the amount of winnings shown in credit window 40. As stated above, the payout of the bonus indicator can be in addition to a standard payout by the primary gaming unit or can be in place of the payout normally associated with the primary gaming unit.
S. Those familiar with gaming and game shows, will appreciate that players and 30 observers typically experience a heightened level of anticipation and excitement as they observe one or more moving objects approaching a winning position. It is therefore most preferred for the bonus indicator to be readily discernible, clearly visible and/or audible to the player.
According to another arrangement, a bonus indicator is connected to a electromechanical control unit, for example a motor, which gradually decreases the rate of movement of the bonus indicator before the bonus indicator stops. According to this arrangement, players can be provided with a realistic sense of a totally mechanical indicator. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that such a control unit can also readily be connected to a random generator which will randomly select the winning payout according to a predetermined frequency of occurrence for each individual bonus payout, and then cause the bonus indicator to stop at the desired area.
According to another arrangement, when reels 10 display an indicia set which will provide a bonus, the bonus indicator becomes activatable but requires intervention by a house attendant, such as a casino attendant, in order to actuate the bonus indicator. According to this arrangement, the casino is provided with greater control over the actuation of the bonus indicator and, if desired, can accompany the actuation of the bonus indicator with great fanfare. It will be appreciated that the amounts of the bonus indicated in the figures are merely for purposes of illustration and, if desired, one of the amounts on the bonus indicator can have a significantly greater value. For example, one of the areas on the bonus indicator may correspond to a new automobile, a luxury vacation or a very large sum of money.
Whilst the illustrated arrangement in Fig. 1 is generally in the form of a rotatable wheel, other visible, mechanical indicia can be provided, whether controlled totally mechanically, electro-mechanically, or electronically.
As shown in Fig. 1, in order to provide additional levels of excitement, indicia of the possible bonuses are preferably visibly displayed within the slot machine. For example, in the illustrated arrangement, a shelf is preferably displayed comprising piles of currency equal to the amounts on the bonus indicator. While actual cash is S preferred, the slot machine may also be provided with fake currency or simply indicia 30 of actual currency or the other bonus prizes.
Another arrangement is illustrated in Fig. 2 wherein a gaming device 100 comprises a primary gaming unit in the form a standard three-reel slot machine which displays reels 110. Suitable controls and currency mechanisms including a coin slot 114, bill validator 118, payout chute 120 are provided. Furthermore, suitable player controls including CHANGE button 132, CASH/CREDIT button 134, BET ONE button 136, SPIN button 138 and BET MAX button 130 are also provided.
In addition to these standard controls the control panel of this illustrated arrangement comprises a SPIN THE WHEEL button 140 which becomes actuatable when the primary gaming unit, as indicated by reels 110, has randomly selected one of a plurality of predetermined indicia sets. While the primary gaming unit shown in the lower portion of the cabinet of gaming device 100 will typically have the ability to provide a plurality of winning payouts, the SPIN THE WHEEL button 140 can become actuatable when the stopped reels 110 indicate some subset of the primary unit's winning indicia, when any one of the winning reel indicia are displayed, or further in response to one or more other predetermined indicia, or a combination thereof.
When the SPIN THE WHEEL button 140 is actuated by a player, bonus wheel 150 is caused to rotate and randomly select and display one of a plurality of different areas. According to the illustrated arrangement, all of the bonus areas indicate an increased winning value for the player. However, if desired non-monetary prizes or losing spaces can be provided wherein no additional prize is provided and/or wherein the prize normally associated with the indicia shown on the primary gaming unit reels 110 is reduced. In the illustrated arrangement, a pointer 160 advantageously indicates the result of the bonus indicator 150.
In addition to the bonus wheel 150, this illustrated arrangement also comprises a bonus multiplier 170. The multiplier 170 preferably randomly selects a value by which the bonus indicated by bonus wheel 150 is multiplied. For example, the bonus indicator 170 can have an LED screen which cycles through multipliers of "times one", "times two" and "times three" which will indicate that the bonus is as indicated, .30 double, or tripled, respectively. The multiplier 170 can be programmed to select a multiplier either totally randomly or according to some other predetermined frequency of occurrence wherein certain multipliers will occur more frequently than other multipliers. While this illustrated arrangement comprises whole number multipliers, it is also possible to utilize values other than whole numbers or to include multipliers which will result in a decrease in the value shown by the bonus indicator 150. For example, a multiplier sequence could include a "times zero" value. When bonus wheel indicator 150 is not in use, the multiplier LED window can be set to an attract mode wherein a message is displayed to players or potential players. For example, the LED display could shown a message, either in complete form or can be set to sequentially display either words or individual letters, such as 'S P I N T H E W H
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Fig. 3 illustrates a less preferred arrangement wherein a gaming device 200 comprising similar controls as the controls illustrated in the embodiment of Fig. 2. In this illustrated arrangement a bonus indicator 250 is in the form of an electronically generated image, such as a video screen or an LED display and provides discernible indicia, a visual video display, of a bonus wheel. For example, the video display can show a wheel of the type used in a roulette game such as the wheel 150 illustrated in Fig. 2.
The slot machine shown in Fig. 3 comprises a video display 210, such as a video screen, which displays three reels 110, each of which comprise a plurality of indicia. In addition, this slot machine comprises a video display 250, such as a second video screen, for displaying a bonus payout indicator. While separate screens are preferred, both the reels and the bonus payout indicator could be displayed on the same video screen. According to this arrangement, the bonus payout indicator displays indicia of a wheel or a reel.
In a manner known in the art, the gaming device comprises a coin slot 214, a currency validator 218, and a coin chute 220. After placing a wager, a player determines the amount of his wager by either pressing the BET ONE button 236 or the BET MAX button 230. After the player has selected the amount of his wager, he depresses the SPIN button 238 which "spins" the reels shown in video display 0oo0 window 210.
o Each indicia of a displayed reel 210 is designed to indicate rotation and then stop in order to visually display at least one, and preferably a number of indicia.
When reels 210 display a particular indicia set or one of a predetermined plurality of indicia sets, then the additional payout mode is activated and video display 250 displaying payout indicator is placed in an operable state. In this illustrated arrangement, the displayed payout indicator 250 displays an indicia of a rotating wheel comprising a plurality of distinct areas bearing indicia of payouts to the player.
Payout indicator 250, is caused to selectively indicate one of the plurality of indicia, either automatically, upon intervention of a casino or house attendant, or upon a player depressing SPIN THE WHEEL button 240 in order to start indicator 250 spinning. It will be appreciated that the amounts of the payout indicated in Fig. 2 are merely for purposes of illustration and, if desired, one of the amounts on the bonus indicator can have a greater value, a new automobile, a luxury vacation or large sum of money which may be collected subsequently, or lesser values, no payout.
The displayed reels and displayed bonus indicator 250 can be operably controlled by suitable controls to slow down as they come to a complete stop, displaying a selected reel indicia and a bonus indicia, respectively.
The arrangement illustrated in Fig. 2 is considered most preferable since it is believed that players prefer to see actual slot reels and an actual bonus wheel spinning in a gaming device. Other, less preferred arrangements are also possible while providing some advantages. Specifically, it is feasible to replace the spinning reels -•with other forms of standard gaming units, for example, a visible indicia of reels or indicia of playing cards, shown for example on a video screen. It is also possible to replace the wheel with some other discernible indicia of a mechanical bonus indicator which is operatively connected to the first standard gaming unit and which either automatically commences or is actuatable in response to the result provided by the standard gaming unit. Both of the standard gaming unit and bonus indicator are controlled to provide random results.
From the foregoing description, it will be appreciated that the various arrangements, which are specifically directed to gaming and gaming devices, comprise three different indicators. The most preferred arrangements comprise a primary (standard) gaming unit, an additional payout indicator, preferably in the form of a wheel, and a payout multiplier. While the illustrated payout multiplier is in the form of an electronically selected value, it is also possible to have a multiplier which involves some skill on the part of a player. For example, according to an additional preferred arrangement, a player will shoot actual projectiles, such as coins, at one or more targets in an effort to increase the value of the multiplier. In any of the arrangements utilizing a multiplier, the multiplier can affect the value of a payout from the standard gaming unit, the additional payout indicator, or both the standard gaming unit and the payout indicator.
There are also disclosed methods of conducting a wagering game of chance comprising the steps of providing a player with an opportunity to place a wager; displaying a randomly selected combination of indicia, said displayed indicia being selected from the group consisting of reels, indicia of reels, indicia of playing cards, and combinations thereof; generating at least one signal corresponding to at least one select display of said indicia; and providing at least one discernible indicia of a mechanical bonus indicator, said bonus indicator indicia indicating at least one of a plurality of possible bonuses, wherein said bonus indicator indicia is in the form of a wheel or reel and is actuatable in response to said signal. A further preferred method comprises the further step of displaying at least one value by which a payout may be multiplied.
The term "comprising" (and its grammatical variations) as used herein is used in the inclusive sense of"having" or "including" and not in the exclusive sense of "consisting only of'.
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1. A slot machine, comprising: a housing having a front portion and two side portions; a value-input device; a first slot machine reel having a plurality of first reel symbols disposed thereon; a second slot machine reel having a plurality of second reel symbols disposed thereon; a third slot machine reel having a plurality of third reel symbols disposed thereon; one of said first, second and third slot machine reels being rotatable about an axis that passes through said side portions of said housing; a movable mechanical bonus indicator comprising a rotatable wheel bonus indicator having a face, said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotatable about an axis that passes through a central point of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator, said axis about which said rotatable wheel bonus indicator is rotatable not being parallel to said axis about which said one slot machine reel is rotatable; a plurality of circumferentially arranged bonus areas comprising a first bonus area, a second bonus area, and a third bonus area, said bonus areas being circumferentially disposed on said face of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator around said central point; 0 a plurality of bonus symbols disposed on said rotatable wheel bonus indicator in said bonus areas, said bonus symbols including a first bonus symbol comprising a Soo numeral disposed in said first bonus area, a second bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said second bonus area, and a third bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said third bonus area, each of said bonus symbols indicating a respective one of a plurality of bonus amounts, all bonus symbols disposed on said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being simultaneously visible to a player; said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotated after display of at least one of said first, second and third reel symbols; S. .a random generator that selects one of said bonus amounts in order to cause said S rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop at a stop position at which said rotatable wheel 06 bonus indicator visually indicates to a player said one bonus amount selected by said random generator; and a control unit operatively coupled to said random generator, said control unit comprising a motor and being operatively coupled to control movement of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator, said control unit causing said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop moving at said stop position.
2. A slot machine as defined in claim 1 additionally comprising a fourth bonus area circumferentially disposed about said central point and a fourth bonus symbol disposed in said fourth bonus area.
3. A slot machine as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said first, second and third bonus symbols comprises a multi-digit numeral.
4. A slot machine as defined in claim 1 wherein said first, second and third bonus areas are circularly arranged about said central point.
A slot machine as defined in claim 1 additionally comprising a bonus actuator that is activatable by a player, said bonus actuator causing said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to start rotating in response to being activated by the player.
6. A slot machine, comprising: a housing having a front portion and two side portions; a value-input device; a plurality of first reel symbols; a plurality of second reel symbols; plurality of third reel symbols; S a movable mechanical bonus indicator comprising a rotatable wheel bonus o:o indicator having a face, said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotatable about an axis °0 °0 that passes through a central point of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator, said axis about which said rotatable wheel bonus indicator is rotatable not passing through either of said two side portions of said housing; a plurality of circumferentially arranged bonus areas comprising a first bonus area, a second bonus area, and a third bonus area, said bonus areas being circumferentially disposed on said face of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator around said central point; a plurality of bonus symbols disposed on said rotatable wheel bonus indicator in said bonus areas, said bonus symbols including a first bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said first bonus area, a second bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said second bonus area, and a third bonus symbol comprising a numeral disposed in said third bonus area, each of said bonus symbols indicating a respective one of a plurality of bonus amounts; said rotatable wheel bonus indicator being rotated after display of at least one of said first, second and third reel symbols; a random generator that selects one of said bonus amounts in order to cause said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop at a stop position at which said rotatable wheel bonus indicator visually indicates to a player said one bonus amount selected by said random generator; and a control unit operatively coupled to said random generator, said control unit comprising a motor and being operatively coupled to control movement of said rotatable wheel bonus indicator, said control unit causing said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to stop moving at said stop position.
7. A slot machine as defined in claim 6 additionally comprising a fourth bonus area circumferentially disposed about said central point and a fourth bonus symbol disposed in said fourth bonus area.
8. A slot machine as defined in claim 6 wherein all bonus symbols disposed on said rotatable wheel bonus indicator are simultaneously visible to a player during movement of said t rotatable wheel bonus indicator.
9. A slot machine as defined in claim 6 wherein one of said first, second and third bonus symbols comprises a multi-digit numeral.
A slot machine as defined in claim 6 wherein said first, second and third bonus areas are circularly arranged about said central point.
11. A slot machine as defined in claim 6 additionally comprising a bonus actuator that is activatable by a player, said bonus actuator causing said rotatable wheel bonus indicator to start rotating in response to being activated by the player.
12. A slot machine as defined in claim 6 additionally comprising: a first slot machine reel that is rotatable; a second slot machine reel that is rotatable; and a third slot machine reel that is rotatable, wherein said plurality of first reel symbols are disposed on a circumferential surface of said first slot machine reel, wherein said plurality of second reel symbols are disposed on a circumferential surface of said second slot machine reel, and i wherein said plurality of third reel symbols are disposed on a circumferential •surface of said third slot machine reel. Dated this 201 h day of August 2003 IGT By 9 *FRASER OLD SOHN .Patent Attorneys for the Applicant o oo 9*9* *999 *4:9 9*oo *o9 oo
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