Patent ID: 9626839
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; at least one display device; an acceptor configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value; at least one input device; 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, the acceptor, and the at least one input device to: (a) establish a credit balance based at least in part on the monetary value associated with the physical item responsive to receipt of the physical item by the acceptor; (b) display a first one of a plurality of different backgrounds; (c) for a play of a game including a plurality of symbols, a first one of the symbols having a displayed association with the first background but not with a second different one of the plurality of different backgrounds and a second one of the symbols having a displayed association with the second background but not with the first background: (d) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to an actuation of a cashout button.