Patent ID: 7153208

Claim:
A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a housing; a primary game; a plurality of reels of said primary game supported by said housing, wherein each reel includes a plurality of symbols; a die shaker of said primary game, wherein said die shaker is supported by said housing and includes a die and an activating member in communication with said die; and a processor programmed to operate with the reels and the die shaker to: (a) enable a player to initiate the primary game by making a wager; (b) activate the die shaker to shake the die while at least one of the plurality of reels of the primary game are spinning; (c) determine a position of said shaken die; and (d) if the shaken die lands in a predetermined position, provide the player an award, if any, associated with a combination of a plurality of the symbols of said reels and the determined position of said shaken die.