Patent ID: 9336645
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming system comprising: a housing; at least one display device supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including: at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the plurality of input devices to: (c) activate one of the symbol generators of the set of symbol generators to start moving, wherein the activation of one of the symbol generators causes an activation of each of the coupled symbol generators of the set of symbol generators to start moving, (d) randomly deactivate one of the symbol generators of the set of symbol generators to stop moving, wherein the deactivation of one of the symbol generators causes a deactivation of each of the coupled symbol generators of the set of symbol generators to stop moving, (e) determine if any of the symbols associated with any of the sections stopped at the defined evaluation areas form any winning symbol combinations, (f) if a plurality of the symbols of a plurality of the sections stopped at at least one of the defined evaluation areas form at least one winning symbol combination, display one of a plurality of awards for each formed winning symbol combination, and (g) if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.