Patent ID: 8517381

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device, for a play of a game, to: (a) display a plurality of rotors, the rotors sharing a common axis of rotation, one of the rotors being positioned within a perimeter of another one of the rotors, each of the rotors being associated with a plurality of symbols; (b) display a plurality of the rotors rotating independent of each other in a decoupled mode; (c) after an occurrence of a designated triggering condition, cause a change from the decoupled mode to a coupled mode; (d) thereafter, display the plurality of the rotors coupled to each other in the coupled mode; (e) for each of the rotors, indicate one of the symbols associated with said rotor; and (f) if the indicated symbol of each of a designated quantity of at least two of the rotors is a designated one of the symbols associated with said rotor, provide a designated award.