Patent ID: 7674174

Claim:
A gaming device, said gaming device comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; 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 at least one input device and the at least one display device for each of a plurality of plays of a game to: (a) enable a player to participate in the game by for each of a plurality of paylines, placing a wager on said payline, wherein the sum of the wagers placed on the respective paylines equals a total wager; (b) randomly generate and display a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol positions; (c) determine if at least one winning symbol combination is generated; (d) determine if a predetermined symbol is generated; (e) if only one winning symbol combination is generated and the predetermined symbol is generated: (i) determine a modified value by multiplying a value associated with the winning symbol combination by the total wager placed to participate in the respective play of the game, and (ii) provide the determined modified value to the player; (f) if a plurality of winning symbol combinations are generated and the predetermined symbol is generated: (i) determine a most valuable winning symbol combination appearing on any of the paylines, (ii) determine a modified value by multiplying a value associated with the determined most valuable winning symbol combination by the total wager placed to participate in the respective play of the game, and (iii) provide the determined modified value to the player; and (g) if at least one winning symbol combination is generated and the predetermined symbol is not generated, provide the player the value associated with the generated winning symbol combination.