ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,333,891, issued on June 17, was assigned to IGT (Las Vegas).
"Accumulating points to activate reel sets and symbols for awards" was invented by Adam Narducci (Reno, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Gaming systems and methods that activate reel sets responsive to accumulations of points and provides awards responsive to accumulations of symbols with any activated reel sets."
The patent was filed on Sept. 7, 2022, under Application No. 17/939,644.
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