Gaming device having an incrementing award bonus scheme

A gaming device comprising:

• at least two sets of symbol indicators, each set having at least two symbol indicators with a plurality of symbols thereon;
• an award accelerator including a combination of one of the symbols on one of the symbol indicators and one of the symbols on another of the symbol indicators of the same set;
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• a processor which activates the symbol indicators in one of the sets in each activation of a plurality of activations, causes the symbol indicators in the activated set to indicate one of the symbols on each symbol indicator in said set, provides an award to a player in each activation, and increases the award when the indicated combination of symbols on the symbol indicators in the activated set is the award accelerator.

A gaming device comprising:

• at least two sets of symbol indicators, each set having at least two symbol indicators with a plurality of symbols thereon;
• an award accelerator including a combination of one of the symbols on one of the symbol indicators and one of the symbols on another of the symbol indicators of the same set;
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• a processor which activates the symbol indicators in one of the sets for a plurality of activations, causes the symbol indicators in the activated set to indicate one of the symbols on each symbol indicator, in said set provides an award to a player in each activation, increases the award when the indicated combination of symbols on the symbol indicators in the activated set is the award accelerator.

A gaming device comprising:

• at least one set of symbol indicators having a plurality of symbols thereon;
• a terminator including a combination of one of the symbols on one of the symbol indicators and one of the symbols on another of the symbol indicators in each set of symbol indicators;
• an award accelerator including a combination of one of the symbols on one of the symbol indicators and one of the symbols on another of the symbol indicators in each set of symbol indicators, wherein the award accelerator and the terminator include different combinations;
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• a processor which randomly activates the symbol indicators for a plurality of activations, causes the symbol indicators to indicate one of the symbols on each symbol indicator in each activation, provides an award to a player in each activation, increases the award when the indicated combination of symbols on the symbol indicators is the award accelerator in any of the activations, terminates the activations when, the indicated combination is the terminator in any of the activations.

A gaming device comprising:

• at least one set of number indicators having a plurality of numbers;
• an award accelerator including a combination of one of the numbers on one of the number indicators and one of the numbers on another of the number indicators;
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• a processor which randomly activates the number indicators for a plurality of activations, causes the number indicators to indicate one of the numbers on each number indicator in each activation, provides an award to a player in each activation, increases the award when the indicated combination of numbers on the number indicators is the award accelerator in any of the activations, and provides an accumulated award to the player after said plurality of activations.

A gaming device comprising:

• at least one pair of dice members having a plurality of symbols thereon;
• an award accelerator including a combination of one of the symbols on one of the die members and one of the symbols on another of the die members in each pair of dice members;
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• a processor which randomly activates the dice members for a plurality of activations, causes the pairs of dice members to indicate one of the symbols on each die member in each activation, provides an award to a player in each activation, and increases the award when the indicated combination of symbols on the dice member is the award accelerator in any of the activations.

A gaming device comprising:

• at least two pair of dice members having a plurality of symbols thereon;
• an award accelerator including a combination of one of the symbols on one of the die members and one of the symbols on another of the die members of the same pair of dice members;
• a selector for enabling a player to pick at least one of the pairs of dice members;
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• a processor which randomly activates the dice members for a plurality of activations, co-acts with the selector to enable the player to pick at least one of the pairs of dice members, activates at least the selected pair of dice members, causes the dice members to indicate one of the symbols on each die member in each activation, provides an award to a player in each activation, and increases the award when the indicated combination of symbols on the dice members is the award accelerator in any of the activations.

A gaming device comprising:

• a set of symbol indicators including at least two symbol indicators having a plurality of symbols thereon;
• an award accelerator including a combination of matching symbols on the symbol indicators;
• and
• a processor which randomly activates the symbol indicators for a plurality of activations, causes the symbol indicators to indicate one of the symbols on each symbol indicator in each activation, provides an award to a player in each activation, and increases the award when the indicated combination of symbols on the symbol indicators is the award accelerator in any of the activations.

A gaming device comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a plurality of independently operated spaced apart mechanical die member holders individually attached to and extending externally from the top of the cabinet;
• a display device for displaying a game;
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• a processor mounted in the cabinet and adapted to control each mechanical die member holder, wherein the processor activates at least one of the die member holders in the game to indicate a symbol on the activated die member holder.

A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining a number of activations of symbol indicators;
• (b) displaying at least one set of symbol indicators;
• (c) activating the symbol indicators in at least one set;
• (d) indicating one of the symbols on each symbol indicator in the activated set in each activation;
• (e) providing an award to a player;
• (f) increasing the award when an award accelerator including a combination of one of the symbols on each of the symbol indicators, is indicated by the symbol indicators in the activated set;
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• (g) repeating steps (b) to (g) until there are no activations remaining.

A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining a number of activations of symbol indicators;
• (b) displaying at least two sets of symbol indicators;
• (c) activating at least one of the sets;
• (d) indicating one of the symbols on each symbol indicator in each activated set;
• (e) providing an award to a player;
• (f) increasing the award when an award accelerator, which is a combination of one of the symbols on each of the symbol indicators, is indicated by the symbol indicators in each activated set;
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• (g) repeating steps (b) to (g) until there are no activations remaining.

A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining a number of activations of symbol indicators;
• (b) displaying at least one set of symbol indicators;
• (c) activating the symbol indicators in at least one set;
• (d) indicating one of the symbols on each symbol indicator in the activated set in each activation;
• (e) providing an award to a player;
• (f) increasing the award when an award accelerator, including matching symbols on the symbol indicators, is indicated by the symbol indicators in the activated set;
• and
• (g) repeating steps (b) to (g) until there are no activations remaining.