Patent ID: 9697694
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A gaming machine, including: a display device; an input device which accepts physical media indicating a monetary value to establish a credit balance; and a controller coupled to the display device and the input device, the controller configured to: receive a signal from the input device indicating a wager being made the player on a game and adjusting the credit balance by an amount of the wager; randomly generate an outcome of a primary game and display the outcome on the display device; detect a triggering condition occurring with the primary game and responsively generate a bonus feature event, the bonus feature event including a plurality of selectable free game awards, the plurality of free game awards including a first free game award and a second free game award; access a free game selection table being stored in a database including a plurality of triggering conditions associated with a number of free games and determine the first free game award as a function of the detected triggering condition, the first free game award including a first number of free games and a first award multiplier; determine the second free game award including a second number of free games and a second award multiplier, the second award multiplier being different than the first award multiplier and being determined as a function a divisor value equal to a predefined number of free games, and a retriggering probability indicating a probability of additional free games being awarded during play of the second number of free games; and display the bonus feature event including the first free game award and the second free game award on the display device for selection by the player.