Patent ID: 8747214

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; at least display device; at least one input device; 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 a plurality of a plurality of different symbols; (b) randomly determine whether any of the displayed symbols are a transformable wild symbol; (c) if at least one of the displayed symbols is the transformable wild symbol, for each displayed transformable wild symbol: (i) randomly determine whether said displayed transformable wild symbol is in a wild state or a non-wild state; (ii) if said displayed transformable wild symbol is in the wild state, display a wild indicator indicating that said displayed transformable wild symbol is in the wild state; and (iii) if said displayed transformable wild symbol is in the non-wild state, display a non-wild indicator indicating that said displayed transformable wild symbol is in the non-wild state; and (d) display any awards associated with the displayed symbols.