Patent ID: 8622811

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: one or more input devices; one or more display devices; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to: receive, via at least one of the one or more input devices, an input indicative of a wager for a base wagering game; initiate the base wagering game; initiate a bonus game that is associated with the base wagering game; establish a minimum bonus payout threshold for the bonus game; determine at least one bonus game outcome for the bonus game; determine an aggregate award for the at least one bonus game outcome; in response to the aggregate award being greater than the minimum bonus payout threshold, award the aggregate award; and in response to the aggregate award being less than the minimum bonus payout threshold, award the aggregate award plus a supplemental award, the supplemental award being equal to the difference between the minimum bonus payout threshold and the aggregate award.