Multiple wheel roulette game

An electronic roulette game having at least two roulette wheels having multiple numbers for providing an outcome consisting of one or more winning numbers, wherein the game may be played by at least one player who makes at least one roulette bet and seeks a payout when said bet includes a number that matches at least one winning number of the outcome, said game comprising:

• a plurality of activatable reels, each of said reels representing one of the roulette wheels in said roulette game;
• an electronic display for displaying said roulette game;
• input means operably associated with said electronic display for entering said at least one roulette bet by said player wherein said roulette bet includes at least one of the numbers on the reels;
• means for selecting the number of winning numbers for said reels;
• means for selecting and activating the number of said reels in said game;
• computer means for controlling said game, said electronic display and said input means;
• means for randomly generating an outcome for each of said activated reels, wherein each activated reel includes said selected number of winning numbers;
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• means for computing said payout based on said roulette bet and said outcomes wherein the payout is provided to a player when the number associated with the roulette bet matches at least one of the winning numbers of said outcomes of said activated reels.

A method for playing an electronic roulette game having at least two roulette wheels having roulette numbers, wherein the game includes means for selecting at least one of said numbers or a combinations of numbers for a bet to attempt to receive a payout when the bet includes a number that matches at least one winning number from the outcome, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of activatable reels, each of said reels representing one of the roulette wheels in said game;
• selecting said roulette bet to be played wherein said roulette bet includes selection of at least one of the roulette numbers;
• selecting the number of said reels to be activated in said game;
• activating the selected number of reels;
• wagering on said selections;
• determining said outcome of said activated reels in the form of at least one winning number;
• and
• computing the amount of said payout based on said roulette bet and said outcome and providing the payout to a player when at least one of the selected numbers matches the winning number.

A method of playing at least two roulette wheels at the same time by making at least one roulette bet in an attempt to receive a payout based on the outcome of a game, comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of activatable reels, each of said reels representing one of the roulette wheels in said game;
• selecting said at least one roulette bet to be played on all of said reels, wherein said roulette bet includes selecting at least one number displayed by the reels;
• wagering on said at least one roulette bet;
• activating at least one of said reels;
• randomly generating the outcome in the form of one or more winning numbers for each of said activated reels of said roulette game;
• and
• computing the amount of said payout based on said outcome for each of said selected roulette bets for each of said activated reels;
• and
• providing the payout to a player when at least one of the selected numbers matches any of the winning numbers.

A gaming device including a game operable upon a wager by a player, said gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of activatable reels in the game, each reel including a plurality of symbol positions, a plurality of said symbol positions including numbers representing numbers of a roulette wheel and at least one of said symbol positions including a secondary characteristic;
• a plurality of activatable paylines associated with the reels;
• a selection display including a plurality of different selections, a plurality of said selections including a different one of the numbers in said symbol positions and at least one of said selections including the secondary characteristic;
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• a processor operable to:
• (a) enable a player to place at least one wager to activate at least one of the paylines and activate at least one of the reels in a play of the game,
• (b) enable the player to pick at least one of the selections of the selection display for said play of the game,
• (c) spin the activated reels,
• (d) determine if the number or the secondary characteristic associated with the picked selection occur on said activated reel and said activated payline in said play of the game,
• (e) provide an outcome to the player when the picked selection includes at least one of the numbers occurring on said activated reel and said activated payline in said play of the game, and
• (f) provide an outcome to the player when the picked selection includes at least one of the secondary characteristics occurring on said activated reel and said activated payline in said play of the game.

A method of operating a gaming device comprising:

• (a) providing a plurality of activatable reels, each of the reels including a plurality of symbol positions, a plurality of the symbol positions including numbers representing numbers of a roulette wheel and at least one of the symbol positions including a secondary characteristic;
• (b) associating a plurality of activatable paylines with the reels;
• (c) providing a selection display including a plurality of different selections, a plurality of the selections including a different one of the numbers in the symbol positions and at least one of the selections including the secondary characteristic;
• (d) enabling the player to place at least one wager to activate at least one of the paylines and activate at least one of the reels;
• (e) enabling a player to pick at least one of the selections;
• (f) spinning said activated reel;
• (g) determining if the number or the secondary characteristic associated with the picked selection occur on said activated reel and on said activated payline;
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• (h) providing an outcome to the player when the picked selection includes at least one of the numbers occurring on said activated reel and said activated payline in said play of the game, and
• (i) providing an outcome to the player when the picked selection includes at least one of the secondary characteristics occurring on said activated reel and said activated payline in said play of the game.