Patent ID: 7931532
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device comprising: (A) a primary game of chance apparatus configured to allow at least one player to place a wager and present a game of chance having a primary game outcome, the primary game outcome comprising awarding at least one prize including at least one fixed jackpot, the primary game outcome further comprising at least one bonus qualifying event; (B) a bonus game of chance apparatus adapted to present the at least one player with a bonus game if the primary game outcome comprises the bonus qualifying event, the bonus game of chance apparatus having a randomly determined bonus game outcome, the bonus game outcome comprising awarding a plurality of bonus prizes, at least one bonus prize comprising an incrementing jackpot; (C) a game controller in communication with the primary game of chance and the bonus game of chance, the game controller comprising game outcome odds comprising odds for awarding the at least one prize in the primary game, odds for obtaining the at least one bonus qualifying event, odds for awarding the plurality of bonus prizes in the bonus game, and odds for winning the incrementing jackpot, wherein the game outcome odds are interrelated, wherein the game controller determines whether the at least one player has obtained the bonus game qualifying event during the at least one round of the primary wagering game and the game controller determines, based on a random determination, the at least one gaming prize for the at least one player, the random determination being based at least in part on the odds of winning the plurality of bonus prizes, wherein the plurality of gaming prizes includes the incrementing jackpot and the at least one fixed prize jackpot.