Patent ID: 8308548

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, comprising: (A) a bonus display, the bonus display being configured to indicate a bonus prize to be awarded to a player, bonus display comprising: (a) a physical moveable indicator; (b) an indicator positioning mechanism coupled to the moveable indicator and operable to move the moveable indicator in a rotary manner; (B) a gaming device, the gaming device being configured to allow the player to place a wager and play a game, the gaming device comprising: (a) at least one game reel, the reel having a plurality of game symbols, wherein an outcome of the game is indicated by displaying at least one game symbol to the player, the at least one game reel being configured to indicate a primary game outcome to a player, the primary game outcome comprising a bonus game qualifying event; and (b) at least one bonus reel that is not used to indicate the primary game outcome, the bonus reel having a plurality of bonus symbols that indicate to a player how the moveable indicator will move for the bonus game qualifying event.