Patent ID: 9159199
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting a wagering game on a gaming system configured to display a wagering game outcome on a plurality of reels associated with a wagering game system display, the method comprising the acts of: receiving a wager via a wager input device; game circuitry, comprising a central processing unit and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the central processing unit, cause the gaming system to randomly determine, from a set of available reels, a subset of reels from which a wagering game outcome is randomly determined and to randomly determine a wagering game outcome therefrom, the set of available reels comprising at least one reel bearing at least one meta-symbol; displaying the randomly determined wagering game outcome on the wagering game system display; and awarding an award if the displayed wagering game outcome defines a winning wagering game outcome, wherein, if the at least one reel bearing at least one meta-symbol is used to determine the wagering game outcome, the meta-symbol is displayed while spinning of said at least one reel.