Patent ID: 6899625

Claim:
A gaming device having a primary game whose outcome is at least partially determined by chance and a bonus game, the bonus game comprising: a first, a second, and a third concentrically mounted wheel, each wheel having a plurality of stop positions located at an approximately equal distance from a center axis and further such that each wheel's stop positions are visually distinguishable from each of the other two wheel's stop positions, configured such that each wheel is individually controllable by said gaming device, and, a prize value counter showing a current value of any bonus prizes won during bonus game play; logic in said gaming device operably disposed therein and usable to control movement of said wheels, configured to trigger a bonus game upon occurrence of a predetermined event in said primary game, said bonus game comprising the movement of at least two of said three concentrically mounted wheels and ending when said at least two concentrically mounted wheels stop and any prize values indicated are added or subtracted from said prize value counter; where said three concentric wheels are further configured such that each of said first wheel's stop positions correspond to one of a win symbol or a non-win symbol, each of said second wheel's stop positions correspond to prize values, said prize values usable in calculating an amount awardable at the completion of a bonus game, and each of said third wheel's stop positions correspond to one of a number or a symbol usable to change a position of said first wheel from one stop location to another stop location before a bonus game completes; and where said logic is further configured such that for said bonus game, one of said at least two wheels used in said bonus game is always said first wheel.