GAMING DEVICE HAVING SUBSEQUENT GAME SYMBOL BONUS

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for bonusing symbols in subsequent games of gaming devices based on a current game outcome. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to initiate and display a first gaming event on a game display of the gaming device. If one or more symbols appear as part of a predefined criterion, such as being part of a winning symbol combination, the one or more symbols may be associated with a modifier, such as a multiplier, in one or more subsequent gaming events.

主权项

1. A gaming device comprising:
a game display having a game grid of symbol positions; a wager input device structured to receive physical currency or currency based tickets, the currency or currency based tickets establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable or decreasable based at least on wagering activity; and a processor operable to:
receive a signal to initiate a first gaming event in response to placement of a wager, the wager decreasing the credit balance;determine a first game outcome to display on the game grid;evaluate the game grid for symbol combinations associated with awards for the first gaming event;provide any awards for the first gaming event from the evaluation, where the provided awards increase the credit balance;when a symbol is used in a symbol combination associated with an award for the first gaming event, indicate one or more symbols in the symbols as bonus symbols and determine a bonus multiplier value to use with the bonus symbols in a second gaming event;receive a signal to initiate a second gaming event in response to placement of a wager, the wager decreasing the credit balance;determine a second game outcome to display on the game grid;evaluate the game grid for symbol combinations associated with awards for the second gaming event;determine if any of the symbol combinations associated with awards in the second gaming event include bonus symbols;when symbol combinations associated with awards in the second gaming event include bonus symbols, multiply the awards associated with the symbol combinations including the bonus symbols in the second gaming event by the bonus multiplier; andprovide any awards for the second gaming event from the evaluation, where the provided awards increase the credit balance.