Patent ID: 8157633

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a first primary game operable upon a first wager and having at least a first triggering event; a second primary game operable upon a second wager and having at least a second triggering event, wherein the first triggering event and the second triggering event are independently generated; a first bonus award opportunity provided to a player upon the occurrence of the first triggering event in the first primary game and if the second triggering event does not occur in the second primary game in the same play of the first primary game and the second primary game; a second bonus award opportunity provided to the player upon the occurrence of the second triggering event in the second primary game and if the first triggering event does not occur in the first primary game in the same play of the first primary game and the second primary game; and at least one multi-trigger bonus game provided to the player upon the occurrence of the first triggering event in the first primary game and the second triggering event in the second primary game in the same play of the first primary game and the second primary game wherein the first primary game and the second primary game are independently operable without regard to the other primary game.