Patent ID: 7226359
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising: a game operable upon a wager by a player; a plurality of symbols in the game, said symbols including a plurality of different symbols; a plurality of different paylines in the game, said paylines including a plurality of paylines each having at least one diagonal component; a plurality of different qualifying conditions in the game, each qualifying condition including a predetermined combination of said symbols generated along one of the paylines; a display device controlled by the at least one processor, said display device operable to display said symbols and said paylines; and a memory device in communication with the at least one processor, said memory device storing instructions which, for a single play of the game, cause the at least one processor to: (a) cause the display device to display a plurality of said symbols along each of said paylines, (b) evaluate each payline for any of the qualifying conditions, (c) provide an award for each qualifying condition displayed along at least one of the paylines, wherein said award is based on a predetermined paytable (d) for each payline having one of the qualifying conditions, cause the display device to display a replacement of each of the symbols in said qualifying condition with one of the plurality of symbols, and (e) repeat (b) to (c) at least once.