Patent Document ID: 9704332
Application ID: 14492320
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A gaming device comprising: one or more electronic input devices; game-logic circuitry configured to: detect, via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance; initiate a casino wagering game in response to an initiation input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance; spin or appear to spin a first plurality of indicia-bearing reels to produce an outcome in a first game matrix; upon a triggering event, initiate at least one feature game and spin or appear to spin a second plurality of indicia-bearing reels to produce an outcome in a second game matrix wherein a single expanded reel replaces at least part of the first game matrix and the second game matrix and is spun or appears to spin to simultaneously produce an outcome in both the first game matrix and the second game matrix; and receive via at least one of the one or more electronic input devices, a cashout input hat initiates a payout from the credit balance.