Patent ID: 8066563

Claim:
A method for enhancing a winning outcome in a game, the method comprising: providing a game including a first set of reels, a second set of reels, and a shared base game award-multiplier reel positioned between the first and second set of reels, wherein the first set of reels, second set of reels, and the shared base game award-multiplier reel form a contiguous set of reels having a common axis of rotation, and the shared base game award-multiplier reel enhances any winning outcomes in the first and/or second set of reels; receiving player input selecting a wager amount and a number of pay lines; initiating a game outcome by spinning at least the first and/or second set of reels and the shared base game award-multiplier reel; determining whether the game outcome of at least the first and/or second set of reels is a winning outcome; and enhancing the winning outcome of at least the first and/or second set of reels when an award-multiplier symbol is present on the shared base game award-multiplier reel.