Patent ID: 8298073

Claim:
A gaming machine for playing a spinning reel game in which a player wagers a bet on a randomly determined outcome of the spinning reel game, comprising: a display configured to display a plurality of spinning reels, each of the spinning reels carrying a plurality of symbols including a plurality of standard symbols and a plurality of scatter symbols, wherein the scatter symbols are displayable on each of the spinning reels such that up to three scatter symbols may be displayed together at any one time, the display being configured to display to a player of the gaming machine, on each spinning reel, at least three of the plurality of symbols in respective ones of a plurality of display positions when the spinning reels are in a rest condition, and the display being configured to display one or more paylines of symbols with respect to the plurality of display positions; a wager selector in which the player selects the bet to be wagered on the randomly determined outcome of the spinning reel game played on the gaming machine, the wager selector being configured to accept the bet by the player on the one or more paylines; and a game controller configured to cause the reels to spin and then come to rest to define the randomly determined outcome, and to cause an award of a prize if, on each spinning reel, all of the at least three of the plurality of symbols in the respective ones of the plurality of display positions display a scatter symbol when the spinning reels are in the rest condition.