Patent ID: 8162746

Claim:
A gaming system 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 to: (a) upon placement of a wager, provide a play of a game including a plurality of symbols; (b) determine a first game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a first random determination and a first paytable; (c) determine a second game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a second random determination and a second paytable; (d) determine if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is a designated game outcome, and display a single game outcome for the play of the game, wherein if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the designated game outcome, and if neither of the first game outcome and the second game outcome are the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the first game outcome; (e) determine if any award from a plurality of awards is associated with said displayed single game outcome; and (f) display an indication of any determined award associated with the displayed single game outcome.