Electronic gaming device with additional reel functionality

An electronic gaming device comprising:

• a credit device configured to accept an item associated with a monetary value;
• a user input device configured to enable a player to select a wager amount and initiate a game play where the wager amount is subtracted from a credit balance, the credit balance being funded at least in part via the credit device;
• a plurality of display areas;
• one or more paylines formed on at least a portion of the plurality of display areas;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor configured to initiate a first spin for each reel of a plurality of reels during the game play where one or more active areas of the plurality of reels includes the plurality of display areas, the processor configured to generate one or more reel respin options for a reel respin game play;
• wherein the credit balance is increased by any determined award amount associated with the game play and the reel respin game play.