GAMING MACHINE AND METHODS OF ALLOWING A PLAYER TO PLAY A GAMING MACHINE HAVING MULTIPLE GAMES WITH THE SAME REEL

摘要

A gaming machine for providing multiple games to a player with the same reel is described herein. The gaming machine displays a first game that includes a first portion of a reel in a first display area and concurrently displays a second game that includes a second portion of the reel being displayed in a second display area. The gaming machine randomly generates an outcome of the first game and spins and stops the at least one reel to display the first game outcome in the first display area and awards the player an award as a function of the first game outcome.

主权项

1. A gaming machine for providing a game to a player, comprising:
a display device for displaying a plurality of games to the player; and a controller coupled to the display device, the controller configured to: display a reel associated with each of the plurality of games, the reel being displayed with a plurality of symbols; display a first game associated with a first portion of the reel; display a second game associated with a second portion of the reel that is different from the first portion, the second game being displayed concurrently with the first game; randomly determine an outcome of the first game and spin and stop the reel to display the outcome, the first game being displayed with a first number of symbols and the second game being displayed with a second number of symbols that is different from the first number of symbols; and provide an award to the player as a function of the outcome of the first game.