(19)
(11) EP 1 489 568 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/52

(21) Application number: 04253618.5

(22) Date of filing: 17.06.2004
(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 HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 21.06.2003 GB 0314544

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

(72) Inventor:
  • Murray, Ian
    Wigan Lancashire WN1 2AY (GB)

(74) Representative: Wilson Gunn M'Caw 
5th Floor, Blackfriars House, The Parsonage
Manchester M3 2JA
Manchester M3 2JA (GB)

   


(54) Entertainment machines


(57) An entertainment machine (1) operable to play a game of a predetermined minimum duration, the machine having a plurality of reels (8) with a variety of symbols about their peripheries which rotate after a game credit has been staked and come to rest so that each reel (8) shows one symbol on a central horizontal win line, the resultant display of symbols is assessed by a control unit and a win indication produced in the event that a predetermined combination of the displayed symbols is of a predetermined winning nature, immediately after the win has been assessed the reels (8) are automatically rotated again within the same game without any further stake being debited to once again come to rest to produce a fresh display of symbols and are again win-assessed.






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