Pilot Gaming Systems, Inc. (20250022337). PLACEHOLDER FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD
PLACEHOLDER FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Inventor(s)
Jon Weaver of Birmingham MI US
Anthony M. Morelli of Mt. Pleasant SC US
PLACEHOLDER FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250022337 titled 'PLACEHOLDER FEATURE ELECTRONIC PULL-TAB SYSTEM AND METHOD
Original Abstract Submitted
a pull-tab gaming system and method are described having non-paying placeholder symbols displayed. the gaming system includes a network component and a gaming device. the network component generates an electronic pull-tab deck including a plurality of electronic pull-tab tickets. each of the tickets is associated with a ticket value, a display area, and a symbol identification and location for each of a plurality of final game symbols. in operation, a gaming device generates a ticket request and communicates the request to the network component. the network component selects one ticket associated with the location for one or more placeholder symbols and transmits that ticket. the gaming device receives the electronic pull-tab ticket from the network component and displays the display area corresponding to the ticket. an input received at the gaming device causes the display an animation corresponding to the award value, the display area, the symbol identification and location for each of the plurality of final game symbols, and the location for each of the one or more placeholder symbols.