Patent ID: 7601062

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; 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 display device and the at least one input device, for a play of a game, to: enable a player to wager on a payline associated with a first plurality of symbol display areas, randomly generate a plurality of symbols to be displayed in said symbol display areas, perform a first evaluation of the symbols displayed in the first plurality of symbol display areas associated with said payline for any winning symbol or winning combination of symbols, provide any awards resulting from said first evaluation to the player, display a transition of said payline from a first position to a second position wherein said payline is displayed in association with a second plurality of symbol display areas, wherein before said transition, a section of said payline is displayed not in association with any of said symbol display areas, wherein at least one symbol display area in said second plurality of symbol display areas is different from the symbol display areas of said first plurality of symbol display areas, and wherein after said transition, the section of said payline that was displayed not in association with any of the symbol display areas before said transition is displayed in association with at least one of said second plurality of symbol display areas, perform a second evaluation of the symbols displayed in said second plurality of symbol display areas associated with said payline including said section of the payline for any winning symbol or winning symbol combination, and provide any awards resulting from said second evaluation to the player.