Patent ID: 8727872

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 which stores 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 to: (a) accumulate a quantity of at least one bonus game feature unit in association with a player; (b) enable the player to selectively redeem at least one of the accumulated quantity of bonus game feature units; and (c) if the player selectively redeems at least one of the accumulated quantity of bonus game feature units, for a play of a bonus game: (i) enable the player to select a quantity of at least one bonus game feature of a plurality of different bonus game features to activate, (ii) activate each selected bonus game feature, (iii) determine and display a bonus game outcome, said determined bonus game outcome being based, at least in part, on the activated at least one bonus game feature, (iv) determine and display a bonus game award associated with the determined bonus game outcome, (v) determine and display a bonus game supplemental award, said determined bonus game supplemental award being based on an average expected bonus game supplemental award value associated with the activated at least one bonus game feature, and (vi) provide the player a total bonus game award including the displayed bonus game award and the displayed bonus game supplemental award.