Patent ID: 11915560
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
displaying, by a display device, a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a plurality of symbol display position matrices, wherein the plurality of symbols comprises a multiple symbol display position element comprising at least two of the symbols displayed at at least two of the symbol display positions, and
in addition to any evaluation of the plurality of symbols displayed at the plurality of symbol display positions by a processor to determine if any winning symbol combinations are formed and responsive to the at least two of the symbols of the multiple symbol display position element being displayed at at least two of the symbol display positions of at least two of the symbol display position matrices and a condition occurring in association with each of the at least two of the symbols of the multiple symbol display position element:
determining a first award associated with the occurrence of the condition, and
displaying, by the display device, the first award.