Patent ID: 8287353

Claim:
A gaming server, comprising: a controller operatively coupled to a network, the controller comprising a microprocessor and a memory operatively coupled to the microprocessor, the controller configured to receive player symbol data via the network, the player symbol data indicative of a plurality of sets of player symbols associated with a player for a single play of a game, wherein each player symbol is selected from a plurality of possible symbols; the controller configured to receive, via the network, an indication that the player has submitted a wager for a plurality of sets of player symbols in a single play; the controller configured to receive winning symbol data indicative of a set of winning symbols from the plurality of possible symbols; the controller configured to determine a value payout based on respective numbers of winning symbols in respective sets of player symbols wherein winning symbols throughout the plurality of sets of player symbols in a single play of the game cooperate to determine the payout for the single play of the game wherein the payout is determined by a distribution and number of the symbols throughout the plurality of sets independent of a particular orientation of the symbols with respect to one another, wherein for at least some value payouts the value payout for winning a plurality of sets on the single play is different than a sum of a plurality of individual value payouts for winning each set individually, each individual payout based on the respective number of winning symbols in the corresponding set of player symbols; and the controller configured to transmit, via the network, player payout data indicative of the value payout.