Patent ID: 8444477

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a housing; a rotatable reel assembly supported by the housing and including a plurality of concentric reels having a plurality of symbols; a shifting mechanism configured to shift the pluraliy of concentric reels between: (a) a first orientation, wherein a first one of the reels is operable to rotate and then stop rotating to display one of the symbols associated with a first random determination; and (b) a second orientation, wherein the first one of the reels is operable to rotate and then stop rotating to display one of the symbols associated with a second random determination; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the shifting mechanism to: (a) shift the plurality of concentric reels to either: (i) the first orientation in association with the first random determination, or (ii) the second orientation in association with the second random determination; (b) cause the first on of the reels to rotate and stop, the stopped reel displaying one of the symbols; and (c) provide an award, if any, based at least in part on any of the symbols displayed in association with the first one of the reels.