LINKED GAMING MACHINES HAVING A COMMON FEATURE CONTROLLER

摘要

The preferred embodiment of the present invention operates on a system of interconnected gaming machines. In a normal operation mode, the individual machines provide awards to individual players based on the generation of symbol combinations in a first group of symbol combinations. The linked gaming machines are polled by a feature controller to determine whether symbol combinations in a second group of combinations are generated. These symbol combinations in the second group of combinations are accumulated until a level is reached such that a bonus award will be given to the next player whose machine generates a symbol combination within said second group of symbol combinations. The first machine to generate a winning symbol combination within said second group of symbol combinations is given a bonus award. The feature is then reset. The status of the feature is displayed for all players of the linked gaming machines.