Gaming methods, systems, and devices for implementing dice game having re-roll feature

A method of operating a gaming device having a game display, a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with a currency value, a memory configured to store a credit amount, a game processor, and a player input device, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal indicating that a physical item associated with a currency value has been received by the wager input device;
• increasing the credit amount stored in the memory based on the currency value of the received physical item;
• receiving a signal to initiate a first game event on the gaming device;
• providing a plurality of multi-positional game elements;
• selecting a number of cards in a deck of cards for use in the first game event, the number of selected cards corresponding to a total number of positions in the plurality of multi-positional game elements;
• assigning each selected card to one of the positions of the multi-positional game elements so that each position of each multi-positional game element is associated with a card;
• randomizing the multi-positional game elements to display a position of each of the multi-positional game elements on the game display;
• evaluating an initial poker hand created by the displayed cards on the displayed positions of the multi-positional game elements, where the initial poker hand is evaluated by comparing the displayed cards to a poker paytable;
• determining if the initial poker hand satisfies a re-roll criterion, where the re-roll criterion is satisfied when the displayed cards on a first portion of the multi-positional game elements correspond to an award in the poker paytable;
• when the re-roll criterion is satisfied:
• determining a side wager amount to activate a re-roll feature,
• presenting an option to re-roll a second portion of the multi-positional game elements in exchange for the determined side wager amount, where the second portion of the multi-positional game elements are the remaining multi-positional game elements in the plurality multi-positional game elements that are not in the first portion of multi-positional game elements,
• randomizing the second portion of multi-positional game elements to display one side of each of the second portion of multi-positional game elements on the game display when a signal is received indicating acceptance of the option to re-roll the second portion of multi-positional game elements in exchange for the side wager amount, and
• evaluating a secondary poker hand created by the displayed cards on the displayed positions of the first portion of multi-positional game elements and the displayed cards on the displayed positions of the second portion of multi-positional game elements after randomizing the second portion of multi-positional game elements in response to receiving a signal indicating acceptance of the option to re-roll the second portion of multi-positional game elements, where the secondary poker hand is evaluated by comparing the displayed cards to the poker paytable;
• and
• provide awards associated with the first game event.

A gaming device comprising:

• a game display for displaying game events;
• a wager input device structured to receive physical items associated with a currency value;
• a memory configured to store a credit value;
• a player interface device for receiving inputs related to the game events;
• and
• a processor operable to:
• receive a signal indicating that a physical item associated with a currency value has been received by the wager input device;
• increase the credit amount stored in the memory based on the currency value of the received physical item;
• provide a plurality of multi-positional game elements;
• select symbols from a plurality of eligible symbols, where the number of symbols selected corresponds to a total number of positions in the plurality of multi-positional game elements;
• assign the selected symbols respectively to positions on each of the multi-positional game elements;
• randomize the multi-positional game elements to display at least one position of each of the multi-positional game elements, each displayed position associated with a symbol;
• evaluate a combination of symbols created by the displayed symbols on the displayed positions of the multi-positional game elements;
• determine whether the combination of symbols satisfies a predefined criterion;
• re-randomize a second portion of the multi-positional game elements when the predefined criterion is satisfied to generate a final symbol combination, where the second portion of the multi-positional game elements are the remaining multi-positional game elements not in the first portion of the multi-positional game elements;
• and
• provide awards associated with the final symbol combination.