US Patent Issued to Aristocrat Technologies on Feb. 3 for "Digit-based electronic gaming systems and methods with expanding symbol positions" (Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,031, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Digit-based electronic gaming systems and methods with expanding symbol positions" was invented by Kevin Walsh (Reno, Nev.) and Daniel Marston (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic gaming device that includes a memory device and a processor is described. The electronic gaming device is configured to cause display of a first symbol position, a second symbol position, and a third symbol position for an electronic game wherein the electronic game includes a plurality of plays and determine that at least four symbols will be displayed in a...