Patent ID: 7488250

Claim:
A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising; at least one display device; at least one input device; and said at least one processor programmed to operate with said at least one display device and said at least one input device to: (a) display a plurality of individual initial digits of an initial award, wherein each said initial digit is displayed in one of a plurality of digit positions of the award, said individual initial digits defining an amount of the initial award, (b) cause a selection of one of the plurality of digit positions, (c) cause a generation of a replacement digit for individually replacing the initial digit displayed in said selected digit position, said generation independent of the initial digit in said selected digit position, and (d) display the replacement digit in said selected digit position in place of the initial digit in said selected digit position, wherein said replacement digit and any remaining said individual initial digits define an amount of a modified award.