(19)
(11) EP 1 302 916 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/16

(21) Application number: 02257089.9

(22) Date of filing: 11.10.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07F 17/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.10.2001 GB 0124606
13.04.2002 GB 0208531

(71) Applicant: IGT-UK Limited
Lancashire OL7 0QQ (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Miles, Michael John
    Church Broughton, Derbyshire, DE65 5AR (GB)

(74) Representative: Wilson Gunn M'Caw 
41-51 Royal Exchange, Cross Street
Manchester M2 7BD
Manchester M2 7BD (GB)

   


(54) Entertainment machines


(57) A coin-operated entertainment machine has a main display device, such as rotatable reels (9), with which a main game can be played involving selection and display of symbols, a prize being awarded if the symbols make up a winning combination. Supplementary play features can be implemented, such as a feature game played on a display (15), or a gamble feature or a mystery award or the like. After inserting coins to provide credit at least equal to a required stake value a press button (4) can be operated to initiate game play. Different start buttons (4) are provided, each relating to a different range of supplementary play features. The player can select the desired range of such features by operating the corresponding button (4), the correspondence between the buttons (4) and the ranges of the features being indicated on a display (18).






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