HYBRID MECHANICAL AND VIDEO SLOT MACHINE APPARATUS AND METHODS

摘要

Apparatus and methods for simulating the appearance of a plurality of slot machine reels are provided including a plurality of mechanical cylinders which rotate around a plurality of video displays. The video displays show graphics or video of spinning slot machine reel images and the mechanical cylinders rotate around the video display in coordinated speed with the graphics or video to give the appearance of mechanical slot machine reels.

主权项

1. A gaming machine configured to provide a wagering game and providing a payout based on the wager and the results of the game, comprising:
a plurality of disk-shaped cylindrical mechanical reels each provided with a drive mechanism to control rotation of the mechanical reel independent of the rotation of the other mechanical reels and each mechanical reel having a transparent curved outer surface; a plurality of electronic video displays each having a convex curved display surface, wherein one video display is fixedly mounted internally within each mechanical reel so that the mechanical reel rotates around the video display and the convex curved display surface of the video display is adjacent to and visible through the curved surface of the mechanical reel; a controller to synchronize each drive mechanism and the rotation of each mechanical reel with images presented on the respective video display mounted within each mechanical reel so that movement of the images shown on the video display appears to be synchronized with the rotation of the mechanical reel.