Patent ID: 9208651
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system configured to play at least one casino wagering game comprising: one or more wager input devices, the one or more input devices comprising a first input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, a second input device configured to receive a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance, and at least one other input device configured to receive a player input; at least one processor; at least one display device; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gaming system to: initiate display, via the at least one display device, of a randomly populated first symbol array responsive to a receipt of an input, via the at least one other input device, indicative of a first wager to play corresponding to a first wagering game and covered by the credit balance, provide a first award, if any, associated with the first symbol array of the first wagering game, after providing the first award, and while continuing to display the first symbol array via the at least one display device, initiate display, via the at least one display device, of a randomly populated second symbol array responsive to a receipt of an input, via the at least one other input device, indicative of a second wager to play corresponding to a second wagering game and covered by the credit balance, provide a second award, if any, associated with the second symbol array of the second wagering game, modify one or more symbols in the first symbol array based at least in part on one or more symbols in the second symbol array, thereby generating a modified first symbol array, and provide a third award, if any, associated with the modified first symbol array.