Patent ID: 8226085

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; 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 at least one display device to: (a) display a plurality of rotors in a decoupled mode, the rotors including one rotor positioned within a perimeter of another rotor, the rotors sharing a common axis of rotation, each one of the rotors having a plurality of game symbols, each one of the game symbols being indicatable by an indicator; (b) cause the displayed rotors in the decoupled mode to rotate independent of each other; (c) after an occurrence of a designated triggering condition, cause a change from the decoupled mode to a coupled mode; and (d) thereafter, display the rotors coupled to each other and synchronously rotating in the coupled mode.