Patent ID: 6805349
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming device comprising:a plurality of reels; a plurality of symbols on said reels, wherein at least one of said symbols is adapted to function as a wild activation symbol and at least one of said symbols is adapted to function as a wild termination symbol, said symbol adapted to function as a wild termination symbol adapted to occur at any one of a plurality of different display positions on said reels; a display device for displaying said reels and at least one of the symbols on each reel; and a processor in communication with said display device, wherein said processor is adapted to selectively determine if one of said plurality of symbols displayed on the reels by the display device after a spin of the reels is adapted to function as the wild activation symbol and if one of said symbols displayed on said reels is adapted to function as the wild termination symbol, the Processor transforms said symbols of the plurality of symbols into wild symbols starting at the symbol adapted to function as the wild activation symbol and ending at the symbol adapted to function as the wild termination symbol.