Patent ID: 6793578
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming device comprising:a plurality of reels including at least two bonus triggering symbols; a set of bonus symbols; at least one award associated with a predefined combination of bonus symbols; a display device; and a processor which controls the display device and the reels, and upon a generation and display of at least a number of the bonus triggering symbols on the reels, the processor: (i) generates a number of bonus symbols randomly from the set, wherein the number of bonus symbols is based on the number of bonus triggering symbols which appear on the reels wherein each said bonus triggering symbol causes at least one of said bonus symbols to be generated, (ii) causes the display device to display the generated bonus symbols, and (iii) provides the player the award associated with the predefined combination if the predefined combination of bonus symbols is formed by the generated bonus symbols.