Patent ID: 8678908
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; 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 at least one input device to: (a) display a play of a game, the game including a plurality of different symbols and a plurality of different winning symbol combinations, at least one of the winning symbol combinations being a designated winning symbol combination, the symbols being displayable at a plurality of symbol display areas, wherein the display of said play of the game includes a random generation of a plurality of the symbols and a display of the randomly generated symbols at the symbol display areas; (b) for said play of the game, if the at least one designated winning symbol combination is displayed, associate and display a first modifier with one of the symbol display areas for a subsequent play of the game; (c) display said subsequent play of the game; and (d) for said subsequent play of the game, if the at least one designated winning symbol combination is displayed, and if the symbol display area associated with the first modifier displays one of the symbols included in the displayed at least one designated winning symbol combination: