Patent ID: 7819740

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a plurality of reels controlled by at least one processor, each of said reels including a plurality of symbols; a plurality of different paylines associated with the reels, the plurality of different paylines including a first payline; a plurality of different winning symbol combinations adapted to occur on said paylines; and a plurality of different predetermined modifiers including a first predetermined modifier, each of said different predetermined modifiers being used with a different one of said paylines and having a value determined independent of each of the plurality of different winning symbol combinations, wherein the first predetermined modifier is the same for each play of a game and is being used with the first payline for each play of the game; wherein the at least one processor is programmed for each play of the game to: (a) activate said reels, (b) enable a player to wager on a quantity of the paylines, (c) determine whether any of the plurality of different winning symbol combinations occur on any of the wagered-on paylines, and (d) provide at least one outcome to the player when at least one of the winning symbol combinations occurs on any of the wagered-on paylines, wherein, for each of any winning symbol combinations which occurs on one of the wager-on paylines, the at least one outcome is based on an award associated with said winning symbol combination and is also based on the predetermined modifier being used with the wagered-on payline on which said winning symbol combination occurs.