Patent ID: 7918725

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a cabinet; a housing connected to the cabinet; a symbol display connected to said housing, said symbol display including a plurality of reels, each of the reels including a plurality of first symbols; a symbol indicator movably connected to said housing, said symbol indicator including a plurality of sections, at least one of said sections including a viewable area, wherein the symbol indicator is positionable in a first position to enable a player to view through said viewable area a first quantity of the reels, said first quantity being at least one, and wherein the symbol indicator is positionable in a second different position to enable the player to view through said viewable area a second quantity of the reels, said second quantity being greater than said first quantity; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, after an occurrence of a triggering event: (i) cause the symbol display to display a plurality of the first symbols on the reels, (ii) cause a movement of the symbol indicator, (iii) if, after said movement of the symbol indicator, the symbol indicator is positioned in the first position, determine any award to be provided to the player based on the first symbols displayed on the first quantity of the reels visible through the viewable area, (iv) if, after said movement of the symbol indicator, the symbol indicator is positioned in the second position, determine any award to be provided to the player based on the first symbols displayed on the second quantity of the reels visible through the viewable area, and (v) provide any determined award to the player.