Gaming device having player selection of scatter pay symbol positions

A gaming device comprising:

• at least one input device;
• at least one display device;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory device storing 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 input device and the at least one display device, for a single play of a game, to:
• (i) accept a wager;
• (ii) display a plurality of reels in said game, each of the plurality of reels being associated with a plurality of individual symbol display areas;
• (iii) randomly determine a first set of symbols from a plurality of symbols of the reels and cause the reels to display said symbols of said first set of symbols at the plurality of symbol display areas associated with said reels;
• (iv) determine if a predetermined condition occurred;
• and
• (v) when the predetermined condition occurs,
• (a) enable the player to pick a plurality of individual symbol display areas including at least one individual symbol display area associated with each of at least two, but not all, of the reels,
• (b) randomly determine a second different set of symbols from the plurality of symbols of the reels and after the player has picked the plurality of symbol display areas, cause the reels to display said symbols of the second different set of symbols at the symbol display areas associated with the reels including the individual symbol display areas picked by the player, and
• (c) for said randomly determined second different set of symbols:
• (i) determine if at least one of a plurality of possible winning combinations of symbols is displayed at the symbol display areas picked by the player, wherein said determination is not based on whether the at least one winning combination of symbols is displayed at any payline,
• (ii) if any of the plurality of possible winning combinations of symbols are displayed at the symbol display areas picked by the player, for each winning combination, determine an award associated with said winning combination and provide said award to the player, and
• (iii) if any of the plurality of possible winning combinations of symbols are displayed at symbol display areas other than the symbol display areas picked by the player, not provide any award to the player for said winning combinations.