	US 12,260,701 B2
	Games and gaming machines having wheel features
Robert Manz, Las Vegas, NV (US); Terry Daly, Las Vegas, NV (US); Robert DelRossi, Las Vegas, NV (US); Erica Frohm, Evanston, IL (US); and Charlie Lombardo, Henderson, NV (US)
Assigned to Aries Technology LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aries Technology, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/116,753.
Application 18/116,753 is a continuation of application No. 17/325,346, filed on May 20, 2021, granted, now 11,600,134.
Application 17/325,346 is a continuation of application No. 16/549,385, filed on Aug. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,030,849, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Application 16/549,385 is a continuation of application No. 15/830,933, filed on Dec. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,490,021, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Application 15/830,933 is a continuation of application No. 15/072,480, filed on Mar. 17, 2016, granted, now 9,836,913, issued on Dec. 5, 2017.
Application 15/072,480 is a continuation of application No. 14/618,526, filed on Feb. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,292,998, issued on Mar. 22, 2016.
Application 14/618,526 is a continuation of application No. 14/059,798, filed on Oct. 22, 2013, granted, now 8,956,213, issued on Feb. 17, 2015.
Application 14/059,798 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/984,426, filed on Jan. 4, 2011, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/335,641, filed on Jan. 7, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0282057 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [A63F 9/24 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)]

17 Claims

1. A method of presenting a wagering game having an associated wheel event presented on a gaming device having a wager accepting device configured to accept a physical item associated with a monetary value, at least one input device, and at least one display, comprising the steps of:

receiving a physical item associated with a monetary value at the wager accepting device from a player at the gaming device to increase a credit balance at the gaming device;

receiving a wager of one or more of credits of the credit balance from the player at the gaming device via the at least one input device;

graphically displaying base game information on the at least one display;

graphically displaying a wheel having a plurality of segments, one or more of the segments having a symbol associated therewith;

graphically displaying a wheel segment selection event comprising the selection of one of said segments of the wheel;

graphically associating a first symbol associated with the selected segment of the wheel with said base game information; and

determining an outcome of the base wagering game including the first symbol.