A gaming device including a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols
on each of the reels. At least one and preferably a plurality of the
symbols on the primary reels are designated as tracking or back symbols.
A tracking symbol is a symbol that, when generated on a reel, causes the
gaming device to flag the outcome of the current and all tracking spins
in a memory storage device. A back symbol is a symbol that, when
generated on a reel, causes the gaming device to retrieve the flagged
outcomes of each flagged spin and to redisplay the outcomes in a
sequential manner and to provide the awards associated with the outcomes
to the player. An additional embodiment of the invention automatically
flags all spins of the gaming device for retrieval and display upon the
generation of a back or bonus symbol. The gaming device determines if an
award is associated with one or more of the symbols generated on the
reels and provides any determined award to the player.