Patent ID: 8360852

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; 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 a symbol matrix having a plurality of symbol display areas, each symbol display area configured to display one of a plurality of different game symbols; (b) receive a wager; (c) divide the wager into a plurality of wager portions; (d) individually allocate each one of the wager portions to a different one of the symbol display areas; (e) display a plurality of the game symbols at the symbol display areas; (f) evaluate the displayed game symbols to determine whether one of a plurality of winning conditions is met; (g) if one of the winning conditions is met: (i) determine which of the wager portions are allocated to the one or more symbol display areas associated with said winning condition, and (ii) determine an award based on each one of the determined wager portions; and (h) indicate the determined award.