Patent ID: 8591308

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, 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: (a) receive an input corresponding to a wager; (b) display at least one reel spinning, the at least one reel having a plurality of symbols including at least one designated symbol; (c) display part of the at least one reel within a symbol display region, the symbol display region having at least: (i) a first sub-region configured to reveal one of the symbols; and (ii) a second sub-region configured to reveal one of the symbols, the second sub-region being adjacent to the first sub-region; (d) indicate at least one payline corresponding to at least one of the first sub-region and the second sub-region; (e) while the at least one reel is spinning, determine whether the at least one designated symbol will appear at the first sub-region; (f) if it was determined that the at least one designated symbol will appear at the first sub-region, cause a first audible indication when any part of the at least one designated symbol appears at the first sub-region regardless of whether the at least one payline corresponds to the first sub-region or the second sub-region; (g) continue the first audible indication while the at least one designated symbol moves in a direction from the first sub-region toward the second sub-region; (h) display the at least one reel stopped after a reel stop event occurs; (i) cause a second audible indication when the at least one reel stops, said second audible indication being different from the first audible indication; and (j) determine whether an award condition is satisfied based on one or more of the displayed symbols.