GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING

摘要

Abstract A gaming system is disclosed that comprises at least one mechanical reel having an associated set of symbols and arranged to controllably display at least one symbol selected from the set of symbols, and a video display device disposed over the at least one mechanical reel. The video display device is controllable to display for each mechanical reel a virtual reel and associated virtual symbols representative of the mechanical reel and associated symbols, and so as to be disposed in an operative first state wherein the at least one virtual reel is viewable on the video display device, or a substantially transparent second state wherein the at least one virtual reel is not viewable on the video display device. The gaming system also comprises a shutter device positioned between the video display device and the at least one mechanical reel and disposable in a first state wherein the at least one mechanical reel is revealed or a second state wherein the at least one mechanical reel is concealed. The system is arranged to control the shutter device and the video display device such that either the at least one mechanical reel or the at least one virtual reel representative of the at least one mechanical reel is viewable by a player. 4199169_1 (GHMaters) P89768.AU g, Fig.s4