Abstract: An electronic slot machine (10) and method of use which allows a player to completely replace up to all of the initial symbols displayed after the first draw in order to create, improve or even lose a winning combination. In its preferred form, the electronic slot machine of the present invention features a video monitor (10) with a plurality of separate symbol display boxes (32) arrayed in rows and columns. When the machine is activated, one or more random numbers are generated in the slot machine's microprocessor (15) to determine which symbols are to be displayed in each of the symbol display boxes. If a suitable winning combination is not formed with the initial symbols, the player is given opportunities to select up to all of the symbol display boxes for replacement.

Abstract: An electronic slot machine (10) which allows a player to completely respin one or more of the symbols displayed after the first spin in order to create, improve or even lose a winning combination. In its preferred form, the electronic slot machine of the present invention features a video monitor (30) with a plurality of symbol display boxes (32) arrayed in rows and columns. When the machine is activated through, for example, insertion of a valid coin and pressing of the "spin" button (22), one or more random numbers are generated in the slot machine's microprocessor (15) and compared to one or more reel strips encoded in computer memory (58) to determine which symbols are to be displayed in each of the symbol display boxes. If a suitable winning combination is not formed after this first spin, the player is given an opportunity to select one or more of the symbol display boxes for respin.