Patent ID: 8298081

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a housing; a first display device supported by the housing; a second display device supported by the housing, said second display device arranged relative to the first display device such that a common line of sight passes through a portion of the first display device to a portion of the second display device; a third display device supported by the housing, said third display device spaced apart from the first display device and the second display device; at least one input device supported by the housing; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the first display device, the second display device, the third display device and the at least one input device to: (a) cause the second display device to display a plurality of reels associated with a plurality of symbol display positions; (b) enable a player to place a wager on a play of a primary game; (c) cause the third display device to display at least one secondary game symbol at least one secondary game symbol display position, wherein each secondary game symbol display position is associated with one of the symbol display positions of the plurality of reels; (d) after causing the third display device to display the at least one secondary game symbol at the at least one secondary game symbol display position, for each secondary game symbol displayed, cause the first display device to display at least one event indicator at the symbol display position associated with the reels associated with the secondary game symbol display position of the displayed secondary game symbol; (e) generate a plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol display positions associated with the reels; (f) cause the second display device to display the generated plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol display positions associated with the reels; and (g) if at least one symbol displayed by the second display device is a designated symbol and said designated symbol is displayed at the same symbol display position associated with the reels which the first display device displayed at least one event indicator, cause a secondary game award to be provided to the player.