Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts for one or more additional pay lines formed by the appearance of special symbols in a symbol matrix

A gaming device comprising:

• a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols;
• a plurality of winning combinations of symbols;
• at least one payline associated with the reels;
• and
• a processor operable to:
• (a) cause a random generation and indication of a plurality of said symbols associated with the reels,
• (b) evaluate the symbols indicated on each of said paylines to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the paylines,
• (c) provide an award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the payline to a player,
• (d) determine if any bonus payline symbols are randomly generated on the reels,
• (e) form a bonus payline with any randomly generated bonus payline symbols,
• (f) evaluate any of the bonus payline symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any of said winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline, and
• (g) provide a bonus award associated with any of said winning combinations of symbols on the bonus payline to the player.

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

• (a) activating a plurality of reels based on a wager made by a player on a payline associated with the reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols;
• (b) randomly generating and indicating a plurality of said symbols;
• (c) evaluating the symbols indicated on the payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on said payline;
• (d) providing an award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the payline to the player;
• (e) forming a bonus payline with any bonus payline symbols randomly generated and indicated on the reels;
• (f) evaluating the symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline;
• and
• (g) providing a bonus award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the bonus payline.

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

• (a) activating a plurality of reels based on a wager made by a player on a payline associated with the reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols;
• (b) randomly generating and indicating a plurality of said symbols on the payline associated with the reels;
• (c) evaluating the symbols indicated on the payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the payline;
• (d) providing an award associated with any winning combination of symbols indicated on the payline to the player;
• (e) determining if any bonus payline symbols are randomly generated and indicated on the reels;
• (f) forming a bonus payline with any bonus payline symbols randomly generated and indicated on the reels;
• (g) evaluating any symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline;
• and
• (h) providing a bonus award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the bonus payline.

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

• (a) activating a plurality of reels based on a wager made by a player on a payline associated with the reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols;
• (b) randomly generating and indicating a plurality of said symbols on the payline associated with the reels;
• (c) evaluating the symbols indicated on the payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the payline;
• (d) providing an award associated with any winning combination of symbols indicated on the payline to the player;
• (e) randomly determining and causing zero, one or more of said symbols to become bonus payline symbols;
• (f) forming a bonus payline with any bonus payline symbols on the reels;
• (g) evaluating any symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline;
• and
• (h) providing a bonus award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the bonus payline to the player.