Patent ID: 7390261

Claim:
A gaming device controlled by a processor, said gaming device comprising: a cabinet; a base game operable upon a wager by a player, wherein said base game is controlled by the processor and supported by the cabinet; a bonus game controlled by the processor, said bonus game supported by the cabinet and initiated by an occurrence of a triggering event in the base game; a mechanical movable structure in the bonus game supported by the cabinet, said mechanical movable structure having: (a) a plurality of different symbol groups thereon, (b) a plurality of said symbol groups each having a predetermined plurality of symbols having a fixed relationship to one another, and (c) at least two of the symbols in each of two of the symbol groups being different, wherein said mechanical structure is operable to move to sequentially display each of the symbol groups and when any one of the symbol groups is displayed, all of the symbols in said symbol group are displayed; and a plurality of indicators in the bonus game supported by the cabinet, wherein each indicator is operable to indicate a different one of the symbols of the displayed symbol group; wherein the processor is programmed to operate with the mechanical structure and the indicators to cause the mechanical structure to: (i) move such that for each symbol group, each of the symbols in said symbol group physically move together, and (ii) stop moving to display one of the symbol groups to cause one of the indicators to indicate one of the symbols from said displayed symbol group, and to provide an outcome to the player at least partially based on said indicated symbol from said displayed symbol group.