Abstract: A gaming system comprises a display, a player interface, and a game controller having a processor, and a memory storing symbol data, a pay table, and instructions, when executed, cause the processor to receive a selection specifying paylines for evaluation, each payline specifying one symbol position on one column, split a first symbol position into sub-positions, randomly select symbols for display at the symbol positions and sub-positions, display the symbols selected, and evaluate the symbols displayed at the sub-positions on each payline that includes the sub-positions, whether the symbols displayed at the sub-positions contribute to a winning combination.

Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a game control unit programmed to display computer-generated graphics including a plurality of virtual reels. The game control unit displays a game screen including a grid having a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, and displays the plurality of virtual reels in the grid. Each of the plurality of virtual reels includes a plurality of credit prize symbols. The game control unit spins and stops each of the plurality of virtual reels to display an outcome of the game. The game control unit detects an appearance of a special symbol in the outcome of the game, responsively determines a credit prize amount based on the credit prize symbols appearing in the outcome of the game, and provides the determined credit prize amount to a player.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that independently randomly determine and display one or more symbol pattern sets associated with symbol display positions for multiple plays of a game. The gaming system displays each determined symbol pattern set adjacent to the symbol display positions. At various points during the multiple plays of the game, the gaming system removes one or more of the symbols of each of the symbol pattern sets based on and corresponding to one or more of the symbols displayed on symbol display elements at the symbol display positions. Responsive to all of the symbols of one of the symbol pattern sets being removed, the gaming system displays an indication of an award associated with that symbol pattern set.

Abstract: A gaming system including a housing and a reel assembly including a rotatable reel having a reel strip including a symbol and an associated fillable sub-symbol, and a transmissive display device defining a see-through window aligned with the rotatable reel and configured to display an image in the window of an initial size and initial position and display the image shrinking and moving into a final size and final position in alignment with and filling the fillable sub-symbol.

Abstract: A method is provided, including: executing a session of a video game; executing an artificial intelligence (AI) player that performs gameplay in the session of the video game; streaming video of the AI player's gameplay over a network to one or more spectator devices for viewing by one or more spectators respectively associated to the one or more spectator devices; receiving, over the network from the one or more spectator devices, feedback data indicating reactions of the one or more spectators to the video of the AI player's gameplay; adjusting the gameplay by the AI player based on the feedback data.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide multiple instrument sheet music employed for symbol generation and display in gaming environments.

Abstract: A controller system including a first controller including one or more input controls and a connector. The controller system also can include a second controller including one or more input controls and a connector. The controller system additionally can include a bridge including a first connector at a first end of the bridge, a second connector at a second end of the bridge, and one or more hub connectors between the first end and the second end of the bridge. Each of the first connector, the second connector, and the one or more hub connectors can be a first connector type. Each of the connectors of the first controller and the second controller can be a second connector type configured to connect in a positionally secure manner with the first connector type. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A gaming machine cabinet for a mechanical reel based gaming machine is provided. A plurality of reel devices, each including a mechanical reel and a basket, provides fast and easy installation of the mechanical reels in the gaming machine cabinet. The reel devices are mounted to a self-adjusting sled. The gaming machine cabinet includes a belly door that is coupled to the gaming machine cabinet and provides closed, intermediate, and fully open positions for the belly door.

Abstract: A method for controlling a display of an interface of a mobile terminal includes: displaying, while a first game application is running, a first game interface and a first virtual key in a main user interface in a full-screen mode. The first virtual key configured to control the first game application. In accordance with a determination that a switch mode is triggered, providing a first sub-interface and a first touch interface, the first touch interface being configured to display a virtual key for controlling the first game application. The method includes zooming out of the first game interface; displaying the first game interface in the first sub-interface, and displaying the first virtual key in the first touch interface. The method allows a user to continue a game in progress without having to frequently switch the interface, thereby simplifying the user operation.

Abstract: A security support device installed within or affixed to an electronic gaming machine includes at least one network interface configured to inspect network traffic being generated by one or more components of the electronic gaming machine. The security support device also includes a security support component configured to receive network packets from the at least one network interface, the network packets are transmitted between a game controller of the electronic gaming machine and one of the external server, extract one or more components of operational data from the network packets, the operational data related to the operation of the electronic gaming machine, detect fraudulent player conduct based on the one or more components of operational data, and generate a security alert in response to the detected fraudulent player conduct.

Abstract: A security support device installed within or affixed to an electronic gaming machine includes at least one network interface configured to inspect network traffic being generated by one or more components of the electronic gaming machine. The security support device also includes a security support component configured to receive network packets from the at least one network interface, the network packets are transmitted between a game controller of the electronic gaming machine and one of the external server, extract one or more components of operational data from the network packets, the operational data related to the operation of the electronic gaming machine, detect fraudulent player conduct based on the one or more components of operational data, and generate a security alert in response to the detected fraudulent player conduct.

Abstract: An electronic gaming system that includes an electronic gaming machine (EGM) including a cabinet and a reel mount assembly for mounting a plurality of reels within the cabinet is described. The reel mount assembly includes a back panel comprising a plurality of apertures to receive an electrical connection between one of the plurality of reels and the EGM. The reel mount assembly also includes at least one sliding panel comprising a locking mechanism, wherein the at least one sliding panel is moveable in relation to the back panel and configured to be coupled to a reel of the plurality of reels. The reel mount assembly is configurable between one or more reel mounting configurations based on a position of the at least one sliding panel.

Abstract: There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize an electronic display device configured to display a plurality of symbol-bearing reels. Using a random number generator, game-logic circuitry conducts a series of games comprising animating the spinning and stopping of the reels to place symbols in an array. The game-logic circuitry further animates column values and row values (e.g., in relation to the columns and rows of the array). Further, in response to appearance of a catalyst symbol in the array during one of the series of games, the game-logic circuitry determines an intersecting row and column for an entry location of the catalyst symbol within the array. The game-logic circuitry further awards a prize value based on a function of one of the column values that corresponds to the intersecting column and one of the row values that corresponds to the intersecting row.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide a game with nested reels including an outer reel and an inner reel where the inner reel is initially nested in (and thus hidden in) the outer reel and then moveable out of the outer reel during a play of the game.

Abstract: An inspection system inspects gaming chips each having a color or a display indicating a value on an outer surface in a state where the gaming chips are stored in a case in which a maximum of the number of gaming chips to be stored is limited, and a radio tag storing gaming chip information is embedded in each of the gaming chips. The gaming chips are stored in the case capable of containing a row of gaming chips stacked in a thickness direction, and the inspection system includes a reading device that reads the radio tag of the gaming chip in the case and acquires gaming chip information of the gaming chip and a determining unit that compares the gaming chip information with a maximum of the number of gaming chips storable in the case and determines an abnormality of the gaming chip in the case when the number of gaming chips obtained from the gaming chip information is different from a maximum of the number of storable gaming chips.

Abstract: A gaming system having a gaming system including a housing and a reel assembly positioned in and supported by the housing, the reel assembly including a frame, a plurality of individually rotatable reels supported by the frame, a plurality of reel dividers positioned adjacent to the respective sides of the reels, and a plurality of selectively and individually illuminable outcome indicators respectively connected to and supported by the respective reel dividers and configured to indicate symbols of winning symbol combinations that occur on the reels during plays of a slot game.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, and techniques for providing electronic consoles. The electronic consoles can include a modular assembly that permits components to be arranged if varying configurations. Additionally, the electronic consoles can be configured to operate in various operational modes, including an extended reality (XR) mode, a desktop mode, and a television set top box mode. The electronic consoles can execute extended reality applications, including virtual reality applications, augmented reality applications, and/or mixed reality applications.

Abstract: A casino system in a casino that uses a gaming chip with an RFID tag that stores identification information is installed in the casino and has an activation reader/writer that reads the identification information from the RFID tag of the gaming chip, and a registration device that determines the authenticity of the gaming chip and registers the gaming chip that is determined to be authentic as usable supplies. The registration device determines the authenticity of the gaming chip based on whether or not the identification information given by a manufacturer of the gaming chip matches the identification information read from the RFID tag of the gaming chip by the activation reader/writer. The identification information of the gaming chip that is determined to be genuine is registered as the identification information of the gaming chip that can be used.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus is disclosed herein. More specifically, image capturing apparatus disclosed herein will be used to help a golfer properly select a golf club utilizing a high speed camera attached to a gantry apparatus capable of adjusting its own position relative to the golfer in order to capture data of a golf swing in an iron type golf club.

Abstract: An information processing method is disclosed. In one embodiment, a game space of a positional information game is controlled, a plurality of user terminals executing the positional information game to access the game space based on locations of the user terminals in a real space. Information of human activities regarding regions in the real space is obtained, the regions including at least a first region and a second region neighboring the first region. Whether the first region is unsafe is determined based on the obtained information of human activities. Responsive to the first region being determined as unsafe, a game content accessible at a virtual location in the game space that is associated with the second region is recognized, and the game users are notified of presence of the game content in the virtual location in the game space that is associated with the second region.