Patent ID: 8092296

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one display device including: (a) a plurality of concentrically arranged reels, a first one of the reels having a first side and a second side positioned adjacent to the first side, (b) a first set of symbols in association with the first side of the first reel, the first set of symbols including a designated first symbol having a designated viewable area, and (c) a second set of symbols in association with the second side of the first reel; at least one input 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 and the at least one input device to: (a) display the first side of the first reel, (b) cause a rotation of the first reel, (c) display at least one of the symbols from the first set of symbols, (d) provide an award, if any, based at least in part on the at least one displayed symbol from the first set of symbols, and (e) if the designated symbol from the first set of symbols is displayed: (i) display the second side of the first reel, (ii) cause a rotation of the first reel, (iii) display at least one of the symbols from the second set of symbols, and (iv) provide an award, if any, based at least in part on the at least one displayed symbol from the second set of symbols.