Patent ID: 8523662

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device, for a play of a primary game, to: (a) enable a player to place one of a plurality of different primary game wager amounts on the play of the primary game; (b) select a bonus trigger probability level from a plurality of different bonus trigger probability levels, wherein the selected bonus trigger probability level is based on the placed primary game wager amount and is at least in part associated with a probability of a bonus trigger event occurring in the play of the primary game, and wherein at least two of the bonus trigger probability levels are associated with different probabilities of the bonus trigger event occurring in the play of the primary game; (c) determine whether a bonus game is triggered in accordance with the selected bonus trigger probability level; and (d) if the bonus game is triggered: (i) select a bonus award probability level from a plurality of different bonus award probability levels, wherein the selected bonus award probability level is based on the placed primary game wager amount and is associated with a probability of providing a designated bonus award; (ii) randomly determine whether to provide the player with the designated bonus award in the bonus game in accordance with the selected bonus award probability level; and (iii) if the determination is to provide the designated bonus award, provide the designated bonus award to the player.