Patent ID: 8328622

Claim:
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game having a randomly selected outcome represented by reel symbols displayed on a plurality of reels, the gaming system comprising: at least one input device for receiving a wager; one or more display devices for displaying wagering game images including the plurality of reels as well as a first and a second play-enhancement icon that are not ones of the reel symbols displayed on the plurality of reels; one or more processors; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to: receive the wager from a player to initiate the wagering game; after receiving the wager, randomly select the game outcome and indicate the selecting by spinning the plurality of reels on the one or more display devices; display the first and second play-enhancement icons on the one or more display devices; cause the spinning reels to stop and display the reel symbols on the plurality of reels; enhance the randomly selected outcome of the wagering game in response to the first play-enhancement icon providing a first bonus feature at any time prior to the reels stopping their spinning; and enhance the randomly selected outcome of the wagering game in response to the second play-enhancement icon providing a second bonus feature at any time including before spinning the reels, while the reels are spinning, and after the reels stop spinning, wherein the second bonus feature is different from the first bonus feature.