Patent ID: 8449389
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with at least one display device to: (a) display a play of a first primary game, said first primary game having at least a first triggering event; (b) display a plurality of plays of a second primary game, said second primary game having at least a second triggering event, wherein the first triggering event and the second triggering event are configured to be independently generated; (c) display a first bonus award opportunity upon an occurrence of the first triggering event in the play of the first primary game and if the second triggering event does not occur in a first play of the second primary game; (d) display a second bonus award opportunity upon an occurrence of the second triggering event in any of the plays of the second primary game and if the first triggering event does not occur in the play of the first primary game; and (e) display at least one multi-trigger bonus game upon the occurrence of the first triggering event in the play of the first primary game and the second triggering event in any of the plurality of plays of the second primary game, wherein the first primary game and the second primary game are independently operable without regard to the other primary game.