GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INCREMENTAL WAGERING GAME

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming device which enables a player to purchase the game in stages. The gaming device enables the player to place a first wager for a play of the game. After receiving the first wager, the gaming device randomly generates and displays a first outcome, determines whether the displayed first outcome includes any winning symbol combinations, and provides any awards associated with any displayed winning symbol combinations. Thereafter, the gaming device offers the player the opportunity to make a second wager for the play of the game. If the second wager is placed, the gaming device generates and displays the second outcome while the first outcome remains displayed. The gaming device evaluates the displayed second outcome in combination with the displayed first outcome to determine whether any winning symbol combinations are displayed and provides any awards associated with any displayed winning symbol combinations.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, the plurality of input devices including an acceptor; at least one display device supported by the housing; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores 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 plurality of input devices to: (a) establish a credit balance for a player based at least in part on a monetary value associated with a physical item after the physical item is received by the acceptor; (b) display a plurality of reels, each reel including a plurality of symbols; (c) for a first reel activation:
(i) begin spinning each reel;(ii) stop spinning each reel such that said reel displays one or more randomly determined symbols of said reel;(iii) determine and display any award associated with the symbols displayed by the reels, the credit balance increasable by any determined award; and(iv) receive a selection of one or more reels to lock for a second subsequent reel activation; (d) for the second subsequent reel activation:
(i) for each locked reel, continue displaying the one or more symbols displayed by said locked reel following the first reel activation;(ii) begin spinning each non-locked reel;(iii) stop spinning each non-locked reel such that said non-locked reel displays one or more randomly determined symbols of said non-locked reel; and(iv) determine and display any award associated with the symbols displayed by the locked and the non-locked reels, the credit balance increasable by any determined award; and (e) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance following receipt of an actuation of a cashout button.