Gaming device having a primary game scheme involving a symbol generator and secondary award wheels
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1. A game device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
- a plurality of symbol generators of a game controlled by the processor and operable upon a wager by a player, each of said symbol generators controlled by the processor and having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol; and
a plurality of wheels controlled by the processor, each of said wheels independently linked with a different one of said symbol generates such that, for each wheel, said wheel is activatble upon the generation of the pedetermined symbol by the symbol generator linked with said wheel,wherein the processor is programmed to;
(i) cause the plurality of symbol generators to generate a plurality of said symbols,(ii) for each symbol generator which generates the predetermined symbol;
(a) after the predetermined symbol is generated for said generator, activate the wheel linked with said symbol generator and randomly determine an outcome for said activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel is randomly determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for each of the other activated wheels,(b) cause said activated wheel to start spinning,(c) cause said activated wheel to stop spinning to display an indication of said randomly determined outcome, and(d) determine an award for said activated wheel based on the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the determined award for said activated wheel, wherein is determined independent of any determined award for each of the other activated wheels, and(iii) provide any determined awards to the player.
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Abstract
A gaming device with a primary game scheme including one or more symbol generators and a plurality of wheels where each wheel is associated with a different one of the symbol generators. When one or more of the symbol generators generates at least one predetermined symbol, the gaming device activates or spins the wheel associated with that symbol generator. The gaming device provides any awards associated with the activated wheels to a player.
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42 Claims
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1. A game device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of symbol generators of a game controlled by the processor and operable upon a wager by a player, each of said symbol generators controlled by the processor and having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol; and a plurality of wheels controlled by the processor, each of said wheels independently linked with a different one of said symbol generates such that, for each wheel, said wheel is activatble upon the generation of the pedetermined symbol by the symbol generator linked with said wheel, wherein the processor is programmed to; (i) cause the plurality of symbol generators to generate a plurality of said symbols, (ii) for each symbol generator which generates the predetermined symbol; (a) after the predetermined symbol is generated for said generator, activate the wheel linked with said symbol generator and randomly determine an outcome for said activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel is randomly determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for each of the other activated wheels, (b) cause said activated wheel to start spinning, (c) cause said activated wheel to stop spinning to display an indication of said randomly determined outcome, and (d) determine an award for said activated wheel based on the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the determined award for said activated wheel, wherein is determined independent of any determined award for each of the other activated wheels, and (iii) provide any determined awards to the player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of reels of a game controlled by the processor and operable upon a wager by a player, each of said reels having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol; and a plurality of wheels controlled by the processor, each of said wheels independently linked with a different one of the reels such that, for each wheel, said wheel is activated when the predetermined symbol is indicated on the reel respectively linked with said wheel, wherein the processor is programmed to; (i) cause the plurality of reels to move upon the wager by the player, (ii) cause the reels to display a plurality of the symbols, for each reel which indicates the predetermined symbol; (a) after the indication of said predetermined symbol for said reel, activate the wheel linked with said reel without activating the predetermined symbol, and randomly determine an outcome for said activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel is randomly determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for each of the other Activated wheels, (b) cause said activated wheel to start spinning, (c) cause said activated wheel to stop spinning to display an indication of said randomly determined outcome, and (d) determine an award for said activated wheel based on said randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, said determined award is determined independent of any determined award for each of the other activated wheels, (iii) provide any determined awards to the player. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A gaming device comprising:
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a first symbol generator of a primary game having a plurality of symbols including at least one first predetermined symbol; a second symbol generator in the primary game having a plurality of symbols including at least one second predetermined symbol; a first wheel associated with said first symbol generator, said first wheel including a plurality of first outcomes; a second wheel associated with said second symbol generator, said second wheel including a plurality of second outcomes, wherein the first wheel is independently linked to said first symbol generator and the second wheel is independently linked to said second symbol generator; and a processor programmed, for a single play of the primary game, to; (a) activate the first wheel linked with the first symbol generator after the first predetermined symbol is generated by said first symbol generator, and randomly determine an outcome for the activated first wheel, (b) cause the activated first wheel to start spinning and stop spinning to display and indication of said randomly determined outcome, (c) determine a first award for said activated first wheel based on the randomly determined outcome, (d) activate the second wheel linked with the second symbol generator after the second predetermined symbol is generated by said second symbol generator, and randomly determine an outcome for the activated second wheel, wherein the randomly determined outcome for said activated second wheel is determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for said activated first wheel, (e) cause the activated second wheel to start spinning and stop spinning to display and indication of said randomly determined outcome, (f) determine a second award for said activated second wheel based on the randomly determined outcome of said activated second wheel, wherein the determined second award for said activated second wheel is determined independent of the determined first award for said activated first wheel, and (g) provide any determined awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of symbol generators at the gaming device, each of said symbol generators having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol; (b) displaying a plurality of wheels at the gaming device, each of said wheels being independently linked with a different one of said symbol generators; (c) causing, using a processor, the plurality of symbol generators to generate a plurality of said symbols; (d) for each symbol generator which generates the at least one predetermined symbol; (i) activating the wheel linked with said symbol generator after the at least one predetermined symbol is generated on said symbol generator, and randomly determining an outcome for the activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel is randomly determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for each of the other activated wheels, (ii) causing, using a processor, each activated wheel to start spinning, (iii) causing, using a processor, each activated wheel to stop spinning, to display and indication of said randomly determined outcome, and (iv) determining an award for each activated wheel based on the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the determined award for said activated wheel is determined independent of any determined award for each of the other activated wheels, and (e) providing, using a processor, any determined awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. The method of operating a gambling device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of reels at the gaming device, each of said reels having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol; (b) displaying a plurality of wheels at the gaming device, each of said wheels being independently linked with a different one of said reels and operable to indicate at least one outcome; (c) causing, using a processor, the reels to display a plurality of the symbols; (d) only for each reel that displays the at least one predetermined symbol of said reel, activating the wheel linked with said reel after the at least one predetermined symbol is displayed by said reel, and randomly determining an outcome for the activated wheel, wherein for each activated wheel, the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel is determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for each of the other activated wheels; (e) for each activated wheel, causing, using a processor, said activated wheel to start spinning and stop spinning to display and indication of the randomly determined outcome; (f) for each activated wheel, determine an award for said activated wheel based on the randomly determined outcome for said activated wheel, the determined award for said activated wheel determined independent of any determined award for each of the other activated wheels; and (g) providing, using a processor, any determined awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a primary game, at the game device, including a first symbol generator and a second symbol generator, wherein;
said first symbol generator is configured to generate a plurality of symbols including at least one first predetermined symbol, and(i) said second generator is configured to generate a plurality of symbols including at least one second predetermined symbol; (b) providing a first wheel, at the gaming device, including a plurality of first outcomes independently linked with said first symbol generator and a second wheel including a plurality of second outcomes independently linked with said second symbol generator; (c) on one or more occasions, for a single play of the primary game; (i) activating the first wheel associated with said first symbol generator after at least one first predetermined symbol is generated by said first symbol generator, and randomly determining an outcome from the plurality of first outcomes for the activated first wheel; (ii) causing, using a processor, the activated first wheel to start spinning and stop spinning to display and indication of said randomly determined outcome; (iii) determining an award for said activated first wheel based on the randomly determined outcome for said activated first wheel, (iv) activating the second wheel associated with said second symbol generator after at least one second predetermined symbol is generated by said second symbol generator, and randomly determining an outcome from the plurality of second outcomes for the activated second wheel; (v) causing, using a processor, the activated second wheel to start spinning and stop spinning to display and indication of said randomly determined outcome from the plurality of second outcomes, wherein the randomly determined outcome for the activated second wheel is determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for the activated first wheel; (vi) determining an award for said activated second wheel based on the randomly determined outcome for the activated second wheel, wherein the determined award for said activated second wheel is determined independent of the determined award for said activated first wheel; and (vii) providing, using a processor, any determined awards to a player. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of symbol generators, each of said symbol generators controlled by the processor and having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol; and a plurality of wheels controlled by the processor, each of said wheels independently linked with a different one of said symbol generators such that, for each wheel, said wheel is spun upon the generation of the predetermined symbol by the symbol generator linked with said wheel, wherein, upon a wager by a player, the processor is programmed to; (i) cause the plurality of symbol generators to generate a plurality of said symbols, (ii) for each symbol generator which generates the predetermined symbol for that symbol generator, after the predetermined symbol is generated for said symbol generator, spin the wheel linked with said symbol generator, (iii) randomly determine any outcomes with for each spun wheel, wherein for each spun wheel, the randomly determined outcome for said spun wheel is determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for each of the other spun wheels, (iv) for each spun wheel, determine an award based on the randomly determined outcome for said spun wheel, wherein for each spun wheel, the determined award for said spun wheel is determined independent of any determined award of each of the other spun wheels, and (v) provide any determined awards to the player.
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42. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) displaying a plurality of symbol generators at the gaming device, each of said symbol generators having a plurality of symbols including at least one predetermined symbol; (b) displaying a plurality of wheels at the gaming device, each said wheels being independently linked with a different one of said symbol generators; (c) causing, using a processor, the plurality of symbol generators to generate a plurality of said symbols; (d) for each symbol generator which generates the predetermined symbol for that symbol generator, after the predetermined symbol is generated for said symbol generator, spinning the wheel linked with said symbol generator, and randomly determining an outcome for said wheel linked with said symbol generator; (e) randomly determining any outcome for each spun wheel, wherein for each spun wheel, the randomly determined outcome for said spun wheel is determined independent of the randomly determined outcome for each of the other spun wheels; (f) determining an award for each spun wheel based on the randomly determined outcome for said spun wheel, wherein for each spun wheel, the determined award for said spun wheel is determined independent of any determined award for each of the other spun wheels; and (f) providing, using a processor, any determined awards to the player.
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