Patent ID: 7585221

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device to: (a) provide a play of a game upon a wager by a player, the game including: (i) a plurality of symbols, the symbols including a plurality of bonus symbols, (ii) a plurality of different winning symbol combinations, each winning symbol combination including a designated plurality of the symbols displayed in a designated order in designated symbol positions, and (iii) a plurality of awards associated with the winning symbol combinations; (b) cause a random generation of a plurality of the symbols; (c) cause a display of the generated symbols at a plurality of designated symbol positions arranged in a predefined configuration; (d) evaluate the symbols displayed at the plurality of designated symbol positions to determine if the symbols displayed at the designated symbol positions form any of the winning symbol combinations; (e) for each winning symbol combination displayed at the designated symbol positions: (i) cause a display of the award associated with said winning symbol combination, and (ii) cause said displayed award to be provided to the player; (f) additionally evaluate any displayed bonus symbols to determine if the displayed bonus symbols form any of the winning symbol combinations; and (g) if the displayed bonus symbols form any of the winning symbol combinations: (i) cause a display of a bonus award, said bonus award being based, at least in part, on the award associated with said winning symbol combination, and (ii) cause said displayed bonus award be provided to the player.