Patent ID: 9552704
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system including game-logic circuitry and a regulated gaming machine, the gaming machine primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming machine including a value input device, the method comprising: detecting, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance; initiating the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance; displaying, on at least one of one or more electronic display devices, a first symbol array and a second symbol array; in response to a triggering symbol appearing in the first symbol array, placing a first symbol into a number of symbol positions within the second symbol array, the number being defined by a quantifier associated with the triggering symbol; providing an award based on one or more winning symbol combinations in the second array with the first symbols placed in the symbol positions; and receiving, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.