Patent ID: 8517818

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: 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: (a) enable a player to place a wager to play a primary game; and (b) if an individual bonus game triggering event occurs: (i) select one of a plurality of different individual bonus games, (ii) determine, at least in part based on an average expected payout of the selected individual bonus game, a community game, (iii) enable the player to select any one of: (A) a play of the selected individual bonus game, and (B) a play of the selected community game, (iv) if the player selects the play of the selected individual bonus game: (A) determine an individual bonus game award, (B) provide the determined individual bonus game award to the player, and (C) not provide any community game award to the player, and (v) if the player selects the play of the determined community game: (A) determine a community game award, (B) provide the determined community game award to the player, and (C) not provide any individual bonus game award to the player.