Patent ID: 7731580

Claim:
A gaming device operated under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a game controlled by the processor and operable upon a wager; a cabinet; a display device controlled by the processor and configured to display the game, said display device supported by the cabinet; a display area supported by the cabinet, said display area including a plurality of displayed symbols; a member rotatable about a first axis, the member having a free end; a first motion producing device configured to rotate the member about the first axis; an indicator coupled to the free end of the member, the indicator rotatable about a second axis positioned at the free end of the member, said indicator moveable relative to the displayed symbols, wherein the second axis is substantially parallel to the first axis; a second motion producing device configured to rotate the indicator about the second axis; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to operate with the member, the first motion producing device, the indicator and the second motion producing device to: (i) cause the first motion producing device to rotate the member and the indicator about the first axis, (ii) cause the second motion producing device to rotate the indicator about the second axis, the rotation of the indicator about the second axis being independent from the rotation of the indicator about the first axis, (iii) stop the rotation of the member, (iv) stop the rotation of the indicator, (v) cause the indicator to indicate one of the symbols of the display area when the rotation of the member and the indicator stops, and (vi) provide an award to the player based on the symbol indicated by the indicator.