Patent ID: 9418507
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming system comprising: a housing; at least one processor; at least one display device supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing and including an acceptor; and at least one memory device storing 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: (a) establish a credit balance based at least in part on a monetary value associated with a physical item responsive to the acceptor receiving the physical item; (b) display a symbol display area matrix including a plurality of symbol display areas; (c) place a wager on a play of a game associated with a plurality of symbols responsive to receipt of an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager; (d) for the play of the game, randomly generate and display a plurality of the plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol display areas of the symbol display area matrix; (e) display a plurality of different paylines, each of the plurality of different displayed paylines being associated with a different plurality of the plurality of symbol display areas of the symbol display area matrix, the plurality of different displayed paylines including at least: (1) a first displayed payline associated with a first plurality of the plurality of symbol display areas of the symbol display area matrix, and (2) a second displayed payline associated with a second plurality of the plurality of symbol display areas of the symbol display area matrix, the first plurality of the plurality of symbol display areas of the symbol display area matrix not including any of the second plurality of the plurality of symbol display areas of the symbol display area matrix such that the first and second displayed paylines are non-overlapping; (f) for each displayed payline, determine whether the symbols displayed at the symbol display areas of the symbol display area matrix associated with said displayed payline form one of a plurality of different winning symbol combinations, each winning symbol combination being associated with one of a plurality of different awards; (g) when a plurality of instances of a first winning symbol combination are displayed in association a plurality of the paylines including the first and second non-overlapping paylines and at least one instance of a second different winning symbol combination is displayed in association with at least one of the paylines: (h) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to receipt of an actuation of a cashout button.