Patent ID: 7591724
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device comprising: at least one processor; a display device; at least one input device; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, for each play of a game, cause the at least one processor to operate with the display device and the at least one input device to: (a) display a plurality of symbol display areas, each symbol display area including a generated game symbol from a set of game symbols, wherein at least one of the symbol display areas includes at least one secondary symbol displayed in association with at least one of the generated game symbols, said at least one secondary symbol generated from a different pool of secondary symbols; (b) evaluate the generated game symbols to determine whether a primary payout from a designated game symbol/symbol combination has been generated; (c) randomly generate and display a secondary symbol from the different pool of secondary symbols in a secondary symbol display area, wherein said random generation of the secondary symbol is separate from the generation of the game symbol of each symbol display area, and wherein the secondary symbol display area is displayed apart from any of the symbol display areas; and (d) provide a secondary payout if the generated secondary symbol of the secondary symbol display area and any of the secondary symbols associated with any of the game symbols form a designated secondary symbol combination.