Patent ID: 8162739

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one input device; at least one processor; at least one display device; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device, for a play of a game, to: (a) display a plurality of values at a value display area, and (b) thereafter, provide a first award to a player based on one of the displayed values, display said first award at a separate award display area, and mathematically alter at least one of the other displayed values by the displayed value that said provided first award is based upon, and (c) thereafter, display each of the mathematically altered values at the value display area for subsequent evaluation in the play of the game, and (d) thereafter, provide a second award to the player in the play of the game based on at least one of said mathematically altered values and display said second award at the award display area.