Gaming device having a matching symbol game

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

• (a) enabling a player to wager on one or more of a plurality of symbols, wherein said symbols include at least one scatter symbol;
• (b) generating and displaying a plurality of the symbols;
• (c) determining if any winning combinations are generated, wherein said winning combinations include wagered on symbols;
• (d) determining if any scatter symbols are generated;
• (e) if a designated number of scatter symbols are generated, providing a number of bonus games to the player from a plurality of bonus games, wherein the number of bonus games is based on the number of generated scatter symbols;
• and
• (f) providing any awards to the player based on any determined winning symbol combinations and any provided bonus games.

A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

• a game controlled by the processor;
• at least one input device;
• a plurality of different wagerable amounts in the game, said game initiated if a player makes a wager of one of said different wagerable amounts;
• a matrix in the game, said matrix including a plurality of positions defined by a plurality of symbol generators;
• a plurality of sets of the symbols in the game, a plurality of said symbol sets each including a plurality of different activatable symbols, one of the symbol sets associated with each of said different wagerable amounts, and each of said different wagerable amounts having one associated symbol set;
• and
• a plurality of winning symbol combinations, each of said winning symbol combinations including a plurality of activatable symbols in adjacent positions in the matrix;
• wherein the processor is operable with the symbol generators and at least one input device to:
• (a) enable the player to wager one of the wagerable amounts;
• (b) activate the symbols of the associated symbol set associated with said wagered wagerable amount;
• (c) cause a plurality of the symbol generators to display a plurality of the symbols in the matrix;
• (d) evaluate the generated symbols in the matrix for any of said winning symbol combinations which include said activated symbols;
• and
• (e) provide an award to the player for any winning symbol combinations which include the activated symbols displayed in the matrix.

A method of operating a gaming device, said gaming device including a game, a plurality of different wagerable amounts in the game, a plurality of sets of the symbols in the game, a plurality of said symbol sets each including a plurality of different activatable symbols, one of the symbol sets associated with each of said different wagerable amounts, and each of said different wagerable amounts having one associated symbol set, said method comprising:

• (a) enabling the player to wager one of the plurality of wagerable amounts;
• (b) activating the symbols of the associated symbol set associated with said wagered wagerable amount;
• (c) displaying a plurality of the symbols in a matrix;
• (d) evaluating the generated symbols in the matrix for any of a plurality of winning symbol combinations including a plurality of activatated symbols in adjacent positions in the matrix;
• and
• (e) providing an award to the player for any winning symbol combinations which include the activated symbols displayed in the matrix.