Patent ID: 6929952
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gaming device comprising: a game operable upon a wager by a player; a single symbol generator operable upon an event associated with the game, said single symbol generator including a plurality of symbols; at least one terminating condition, said terminating condition including a plurality of predetermined symbols of said symbols, wherein the symbol generator is operable to simultaneously generate a plurality of said symbols, wherein the simultaneous generation of the symbols by the symbol generator terminates when the terminating condition occurs including the simultaneous generation by the symbol generator of at least two of the predetermined symbols in a designated result area associated with said symbol generator, and wherein the simultaneous generation of less than said at least two predetermined symbols (a) does not cause termination of the simultaneous generations of the symbols by the symbol generator, (b) does not cause part of the terminating condition to be satisfied, and (c) does not cause an accumulation of any of the predetermined symbols for subsequently achieving the terminating condition; and at least one outcome associated with the simultaneous generation of at least two of the symbols and adapted to be provided to the player.