Patent ID: 9530273
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
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 that stores a plurality of instructions that, 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 after the acceptor receives the physical item; (b) display a first set of a plurality of symbol display areas; (c) display a second set of a plurality of symbol display areas distinct from the first set of symbol display areas; (d) place a wager on a play of a game associated with the first and second sets of symbol display areas following receipt of an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance being decreasable by the wager, the game associated with a game set of reels including a plurality of symbols, the game set of reels including a third quantity of reels; (e) select a first set of a first quantity of reels from the game set of reels, the first quantity being less than the third quantity, and display the first set of reels in association with the first set of symbol display areas; (f) select a second set of a second quantity of reels from the game set of reels, the second quantity being less than the third quantity, and display the second set of reels in association with the second set of symbol display areas; (g) randomly determine and display a plurality of the symbols of the first set of reels at the first set of symbol display areas and randomly determine and display a plurality of the symbols of the second set of reels at the second set of symbol display areas; (h) determine any first awards associated with the symbols displayed at the first set of symbol display areas and any second awards associated with the symbols displayed at the second set of symbol display areas, the credit balance being increasable by any determined first and second awards; and (i) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance following receipt of an actuation of a cashout button.