Patent ID: 8246437

Claim:
A gaming device operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming device comprising: a display device including a plurality of reels; a wheel; and at least one input device; said at least one processor programmed to communicate with at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to operate with the display device, the wheel and the at least one input device to: (a) enable a player to place a wager for a play of a primary game; (b) prior to displaying, for the play of the primary game, any generation of any complete combination of symbols in association with the plurality of reels or the wheel, determine a presentation of a primary game outcome for the play of the primary game, said determination based on at least one random generation for the play of the primary game which occurs separate from any random determination of the primary game outcome for the play of the primary game; (c) display the determined presentation of the primary game outcome for the play of the game, said determined presentation of the primary game outcome displayed in association with one of: (i) the plurality of reels and (ii) the wheel; and (d) provide any award associated with the primary game outcome to the player.