Patent ID: 8408987

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least input device; at least one display; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions that, 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, for a play of a game: (a) display a plurality of symbols including a transformable wild symbol, said transformable wild symbol having: (i) a plurality of states including a wild state and a non-wild state, and (ii) a plurality of indicators including a wild indicator configured to indicate the wild state and a non-wild indicator configured to indicate the non-wild state; (b) determine, regardless of any of the other displayed symbols, whether the transformable wild symbol is in the wild state or the non-wild state; (c) after the display of the plurality of symbols including a display of the transformable wild symbol, if the displayed transformable wild symbol is in the wild state, cause a display of the wild indicator to indicate that the transformable wild symbol is in the wild state and cause the transformable wild symbol to function as one of the other symbols; (d) after the display of the plurality of symbols including a display of the transformable wild symbol, if the displayed transformable wild symbol is not in the wild state, cause a display of the non-wild indicator to indicate that the transformable wild symbol is in the non-wild state; (e) evaluate the displayed symbols for any winning symbols or symbol combinations; and (f) display awards associated with any displayed winning symbols or symbol combinations.