Patent ID: 9305436
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a display device; a processor; a user input device including an accepting device and a cashout device; the accepting device configured to accept an item associated with a monetary value, the monetary value establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable and decreasable based at least on wagering activity; and the cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance; the display having displayed thereon a plurality of cells in a symbol region, the cells being arranged in a predefined matrix, the matrix having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, the display including a plurality of reels, the plurality of reels including: a reel control unit including the processor programmed to independently control the first reels and the second reel upon activation of the user input device, thereafter an outcome of a game is formed by the first reels and the second reel when the first reels and the second reel are in a stopped position, wherein a symbol within any symbol location of the symbol groups on the second reel in the outcome contained in the matrix overwrites any underlying symbol on the first reels, wherein the plurality of reels includes at least one of physical reels and video reels.