Patent ID: 7934989

Claim:
A gaming system, comprising: a gaming terminal having a display for displaying (i) a basic game having a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes, (ii) a first bonus game in response to a special event occurring during the basic game within a first time period, and (iii) a second bonus game in response to the special event occurring during the basic game within a second time period, the second time period occurring after the first time period; and a controller coupled to the gaming terminal and operative to (i) associate the first bonus game with the basic game during the first time period, (ii) disassociate the first bonus game with the basic game during the second time period, (iii) associate the second bonus game with the basic game during the second time period such that, during the second time period, the second bonus game can be played but the first bonus game cannot be played.