Patent ID: 9142091
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system including a random element generator, one or more controllers, and a gaming machine, the gaming machine primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming machine including a gaming cabinet, one or more electronic display devices, and an electronic input device, the cabinet constructed to house components associated with the casino wagering game, the electronic input device and at least one of the one or more electronic display devices being coupled to the gaming cabinet, the method comprising: generating one or more random elements with the random element generator; receiving, responsive to a physical input to the electronic input device of the gaming machine, a primary wager to initiate a primary wagering game session of the casino wagering game; displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game on at least one of the one or more electronic display devices, outcomes of the secondary wagering game being randomly determined by the one or more controllers and based at least in part on the one or more random elements, the outcomes being determined independent of the primary wagering game; upon the occurrence of a first triggering event during a first instance of play of the primary wagering game, entering a player into the secondary wagering game, at least a portion of the first triggering event being randomly determined by the one or more controllers and based at least in part on the one or more random elements; terminating play of the first instance of the primary wagering game, the terminating including awarding, by the one or more controllers, any awards received during the play of the first instance of the primary wagering game; continuing play of the secondary wagering game until the occurrence of a second triggering event; and displaying an option on at least one of the one or more electronic display devices of the gamine machine for player selection of (i) play of a second instance of the primary wagering game, and (ii) cashing out the primary wagering game session, wherein play of the secondary wagering game continues regardless of the option selected.