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Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing one or more wild reel wager options

  • US 8,814,656 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2011
  • Issued: 08/26/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A gaming system comprising:

  • at least one display device;

    at least one input device;

    at least one processor; and

    at least one memory device storing 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) display a primary wagering game including;

    (i) a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols; and

    (ii) a plurality of different wild reel wager amounts, each of the wild reel wager amounts being associated with a different one of a plurality of different predetermined sets of the reels, each of the predetermined sets of the reels including one of a plurality of designated quantities of one or more reels; and

    (b) if the player places one of the wild reel wager amounts for a play of the primary wagering game;

    (i) cause each of the reels of the predetermined set of the reels associated with said wagered wild reel wager amount to be a wild reel for said play of the primary wagering game;

    (ii) cause the reels and the wild reels to display a plurality of the symbols;

    (iii) determine whether the symbols displayed on the reels and the wild reels form any winning symbol combinations; and

    (iv) provide any awards for any displayed winning symbol combinations.

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