A video slot machine and method thereof comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one display device;
- at least one processor;
- at least one physical input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary amount that establishes a credit balance;
- at least an electronic input device;
- 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 that comprises:
- a) displaying a predetermined number of single-line reel slot games wherein each said reel slot game comprises a predetermined number of symbol areas and wherein the number of reels in each said reel slot game equals the number of symbol areas;
- b) simultaneously displaying a multi-payline slot game, wherein the said multiline slot game comprises a predetermined number of symbol areas arranged in a column×row grid wherein the total number of symbol areas in the total number of single-line slot games equals the total number of symbol areas in the multiline slot game;
- c) establishing a predetermined first paytable for the single-line reel slot games;
- d) establishing a predetermined second paytable for the multiline slot game;
- e) enabling a player, using the at least one electronic input device, to make a wager to play all of the single-line slot games and the multiline slot game, thereby decrementing the credit balance by the amount of the wager;
- f) randomly populating a first single-line slot game with slot symbols from a predetermined set of slot symbols to provide an outcome;
- g) determining, according to the first paytable, if a win is present in said first single-line slot game outcome, and providing an award for said win;
- h) replicating each individual slot symbol in said first single-line slot game outcome and placing each said replicated symbol into a single available vacant symbol area in the multiline game;
- i) randomly populating a second single-line slot game with slot symbols from a predetermined set of slot symbols provide an outcome;
- j) determining, according to the first paytable, if a win is present in said second single-line slot game outcome, and providing an award for said win;
- k) replicating each individual slot symbol in said second single-line slot game outcome and placing said each replicated symbol into a single available vacant symbol area in the multiline game;
- l) randomly populating each next single-line slot game with slot symbols from a predetermined set of slot symbols to provide an outcome until a final single-line slot game is completed;
- m) providing any wins for each said next and final single-line slot game outcome;
- n) replicating each individual slot symbol in each next and final game outcome and placing each said replicated symbol into a single available vacant symbol area in the multiline game until all said symbol areas in the multiline game comprise a slot symbol;
- o) determining, according to the second paytable, if any wins are present in said multiline slot game, and providing an award for said wins;
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- p) incrementing the credit balance by the amount of any awards won in the single-line slot games and the multiline slot game.