Patent ID: 7252592
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a display device controlled by the processor; a plurality of symbols displayable by the display device, wherein said plurality of symbols includes a designated group of symbols including a plurality of designated symbols; a transformation probability associated with the designated group of symbols, wherein said transformation probability is associated with said designated group of symbols regardless of the positions at which the symbols of said designated group of symbols are displayed by the display device; and at least one activator symbol, wherein the processor is operable with the display device to: (a) display a plurality of symbols; (b) determine if the activator symbol is displayed; (c) if the activator symbol is displayed and at least one of the designated symbols is displayed, determine if the displayed designated symbols of said designated group of symbols are transformed into functional symbols; and (d) if said designated symbols are determined to be transformed into functional symbols, transform the displayed designated symbols into functional symbols prior to an evaluation of the symbols for determining any awards.