Gaming machine with moving symbols on symbol array

A gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager, comprising:

• a basic game including a plurality of symbols randomly placed in a viewable display area relative to at least one pay line, the basic game awarding a basic game payout for any winning symbol combinations along the pay line, the basic game including a start-bonus outcome;
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• a bonus game triggered by the start-bonus outcome, the bonus game including a special indicator progressively moved to and stopped at one or more of the symbols in the viewable display area;
• wherein for each symbol where the special indicator stops, the bonus game awards a bonus game payout for a winning scatter combination formed with the symbol regardless of whether the winning scatter combination is along the pay line;
• and
• wherein if multiple winning scatter combinations are formed with the symbol where the special indicator stops, the bonus game only awards the bonus game payout for a highest paying one of the winning scatter combinations.

A gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager, comprising:

• a basic game including a plurality of symbols randomly placed in a viewable display area relative to at least one pay line, the basic game awarding a basic game payout for any winning symbol combinations along the pay line, the basic game including a start-bonus outcome;
• and
• a bonus game triggered by the start-bonus outcome, the bonus game including a special indicator progressively moved to and stopped at one or more of the symbols in the viewable display area;
• wherein for each symbol where the special indicator stops, the bonus game awards a bonus game payout for a winning scatter combination formed with the symbol regardless of whether the winning scatter combination is along the pay line;
• and
• wherein an original starting position of the special indicator in the viewable display area is a wild symbol.

A gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager, comprising:

• a plurality of symbols randomly placed in a viewable display area relative to at least one pay line, a basic payout being awarded for any winning symbol combinations along the pay line;
• and
• a special indicator progressively moved to and stopped at one or more of the symbols in the viewable display area, wherein for each symbol where the special indicator stops, a bonus payout is awarded for a winning scatter combination formed with the symbol regardless of whether the winning scatter combination is along the pay line;
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• wherein the symbols in the viewable display area are arranged in a rectangular array of rows and columns, and the winning scatter combination excludes symbols in the columns of the array to the right of the special indicator.

A gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager, comprising:

• a plurality of symbols randomly placed in a viewable display area relative to at least one pay line, a basic payout being awarded for any winning symbol combinations along the pay line;
• and
• a special indicator progressively moved to and stopped at one or more of the symbols in the viewable display area, wherein for each symbol where the special indicator stops, a bonus payout is awarded for a winning scatter combination formed with the symbol regardless of whether the winning scatter combination is along the pay line;
• and
• wherein if multiple winning scatter combinations are formed with the symbol where the special indicator stops, the bonus game payout is awarded for only a highest paying one of the winning scatter combinations.

A gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager, comprising:

• a plurality of symbols randomly placed in a viewable display area relative to at least one pay line, a basic payout being awarded for any winning symbol combinations along the pay line;
• and
• a special indicator progressively moved to and stopped at one or more of the symbols in the viewable display area, wherein for each symbol where the special indicator stops, a bonus payout is awarded for a winning scatter combination formed with the symbol regardless of whether the winning scatter combination is along the pay line;
• and
• wherein an original starting position of the special indicator in the viewable display area is a wild symbol.