Patent ID: 7614946

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one display device; at least one memory device which stores data corresponding to: (i) a plurality of playing cards configured to fill a grid of card positions, the grid including a plurality of columns of card positions and a plurality of rows of card positions, at least one of the columns intersecting with at least one of the rows at one of the card positions, (ii) a plurality of outer card positions adjacent to the grid, at least one of the outer card positions being adjacent to one of the columns, and at least one other outer card position being adjacent to one of the rows; (iii) a plurality of different card combinations, each one of the card combinations being formable by filling the card positions of the grid with a plurality of the playing cards, (iv) at least one additional card combination formable by filling one of the outer card positions with one of the playing cards, and (v) a plurality of awards, each one of the plurality of awards being associated with a winning condition; at least one input device; and at least one processor operable with the at least one display device, the at least one memory device and the at least one input device, the at least one processor programmed to: (a) cause the at least one display device to display a random filling of each one of the card positions of the grid with a playing card while the outer card positions remain unfilled by playing cards, the filled card positions forming the different card combinations, (b) after the card positions of the grid are filled, receive a wager, the wager corresponding to a selection of a pay line, the selected pay line corresponding to at least one of: (i) a first pay line which is associated with: (x) at least one of the unfilled outer card positions which is adjacent to one of the columns; and (y) a plurality of the filled card positions of said column of the grid, and (ii) a second pay line which is associated with: (x) at least one of the unfilled outer card positions which is adjacent to one of the rows; and (y) a plurality of the filled card positions of said row of the grid, (c) fill the at least one unfilled outer card position of the selected pay line with a playing card, (d) evaluate whether the filled card positions corresponding to the selected pay line form a combination which satisfies one of the winning conditions, and (e) provide the award associated with the satisfied winning condition, if any.