Patent ID: 11915545
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor following a triggering of a reel activation sequence, independent of any determination of any awards associated with any displayed symbols at any symbol display positions associated with any reel sets, and independent of any determination of any additional reel set triggering event randomly occurring in association with a first reel set, cause the processor to:
responsive to an additional reel set triggering event randomly occurring in association with a second reel set, cause a display, by a display device, of symbols at each of a plurality of symbol display positions associated with the first reel set, a plurality of symbol display positions associated with the second reel set, and a plurality of symbol display positions associated with a third reel set, and
responsive to no additional reel set triggering event randomly occurring in association with any second reel set, cause a display, by the display device and without displaying the second reel set, of symbols at the plurality of symbol display positions associated with the first reel set.