Patent ID: 8628412

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including: at least one input device, at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to enable a player to place a primary game wager to play a primary game; and at least one controller, said at least one controller configured to communicate with said gaming devices and programmed to: (a) enable one of the players of one of the gaming devices to place a side wager, said side wager associated with a designated bonus event outcome being generated in association with a quantity of bonus events, said quantity being greater than zero, wherein said side wager is placed prior to any triggering of any bonus event of the quantity of bonus events; and (b) for each triggering of a bonus event of the quantity of bonus events: (i) generate a bonus event outcome, (ii) cause the generated bonus event outcome to be displayed to at least the player that placed the side wager, (iii) determine if the generated bonus event outcome is the designated bonus event outcome associated with the placed side wager, (iv) if the generated bonus event outcome is the designated bonus event outcome associated with the placed side wager, cause a bonus event award to be provided to the player that placed the side wager, an amount of said bonus event award being based on an amount of the placed side wager and the generated bonus event outcome, and (v) if the generated bonus event outcome is not the designated bonus event outcome associated with the placed side wager, for the triggered bonus event, cause no bonus event award resulting from the placed side wager to be provided to the player that placed the side wager.