(19)
(11) EP 0 558 307 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.12.1995 Bulletin 1995/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.09.1993 Bulletin 1993/35

(21) Application number: 93301384.9

(22) Date of filing: 24.02.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G07F 17/34
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES GB NL

(30) Priority: 24.02.1992 GB 9203871

(71) Applicant: ARTHUR EDWARD THOMAS LIMITED
Lisvane, Cardiff CF4 5UR, Wales (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Thomas, Arthur Edward
    Cardiff CF4 5UR, Wales (GB)

(74) Representative: Burke, Steven David et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ
London SW1H 0RJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Gaming or amusement machine


    (57) A gaming machine has a set of electro-mechanical reels and a set of simulated reels on a video screen. The simulated reels have symbols which correspond to those on the mechanical reels, but non-winning combinations of symbols on the win line associated with the electro-mechanical reels are duplicated on the win line of the simulated reels so that the composition of the symbols on the simulated reels gradually changes. The simulated reels are initialised to correspond to the electro-mechanical reels following a win.






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