Patent ID: 7533885

Claim:
A method for operating a gaming system having at least one display device, the method comprising: (a) displaying a wagering station on the at least one display device, the wagering station having a plurality of wagering areas, the wagering station being configured so that each one of the wagering areas is indicatable by at least one wager indicator, the at least one wager indicator being associated with at least one wager received; (b) displaying a rotor on the at least one display device, the rotor having: (i) a plurality of sectors which are associated with an outcome of a Roulette-type game, each one of the sectors corresponding to at least one of the wagering areas of the wagering station, each one of the sectors having a probability of occurrence, and (ii) at least one bonus sector associated with a bonus outcome, the at least one bonus sector having a probability of occurrence which is different than the probability of occurrence of at least one of the plurality of sectors; (c) displaying a first spin of the rotor on the at least one display device, (d) indicating at least one of: (i) one of the plurality of sectors, and (ii) the at least one bonus sector on the at least one display device after the first spin of the rotor, (e) in response to an indication of the at least one bonus sector: (i) displaying a second spin of the rotor on the at least one display device, and (ii) indicating on the at least one display device at least one of: (x)one of the plurality of sectors, and (y)the at least one bonus sector, and (f) resolving the at least one received wager based on the indication of (e)(ii); and (g) providing an award depending upon the resolution of the at least one received wager.