Patent ID: 11941948
Assignee: AGS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of generating and displaying a number of selectable bonus awards relative to a game presented to one or more players, comprising the steps of:
providing a gaming table having a playing surface and a game layout associated with said playing surface, said game layout defining at least one game wager location, at least one wager input sensor associated with said at least one game wager location, an electronic video display positioned at or adjacent to said gaming table and a gaming action controller communicatively linked to said at least one wager input sensor and said electronic video display;
detecting, using said at least one wager input sensor, at least one wager placed by at least one of the players at said at least one game wager location;
receiving, at said gaming action controller from said at least one wager input sensor, an input regarding said at least one wager;
presenting, at said gaming table, a wagering game using one or more physical game pieces;
determining an outcome of said wagering game;
providing, in relation to said wagering game, input to the gaming action controller of a bonus event trigger;
graphically displaying on said at least one video display, via said gaming action controller, a bonus award indicator comprising a first wheel, the first wheel comprising a plurality of segments, at least one of the plurality of segments of the first wheel displaying a first award and at least one, but not all, of the plurality of segments of the first wheel displaying an indication of a spin of a second wheel;
receiving a spin input from one of the players;
causing, in response to the spin input via said gaming action controller, a graphical display of a selection of one of the plurality of segments of the first wheel on the at least one video display by the gaming action controller, the selection comprising the steps of displaying relative movement between the first wheel and a selector and the selection of the one of the plurality of segments with reference to the selector;
when the selected segment of the first wheel does not display an indication of a spin of the second wheel, awarding to the player any first award indicated by the selected segment but not spinning the second wheel; and
when the selected segment does display an indication of a spin of the second wheel, transforming, via said gaming action controller, said bonus award indicator to graphically display said second wheel on the at least one video display, the second wheel comprising a plurality of segments wherein at least one of the plurality of segments displays a second award associated with a second wheel prize, and graphically displaying a selection of one of the plurality of segments of the second wheel on the at least one video display by the gaming action controller for award to the player any second award associated with the selected segment of the second wheel.