Patent ID: 8393958

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) maintain: (A) a balance of accumulated bonus event points, and (B) a plurality of different bonus event average expected payouts; (b) enable a player to place a wager on each of a plurality of plays of a primary game; (c) accumulate a quantity of bonus event points; (d) display said plurality of plays of the primary game to the player and provide the player any primary game awards associated with any generated winning outcomes in any of said plurality of plays of the primary game; and (e) for one of the plays of the primary game, if a bonus event triggering condition occurs in association with said play of the primary game: (i) select one of said maintained plurality of different bonus event average expected payouts, said selection based on: (A) the wager placed on said play of the primary game, and (B) said maintained balance of accumulated bonus event points, (ii) randomly determine a bonus event award, said bonus event award based on said selected bonus event average expected payout and at least one random determination, (iii) display the determined bonus event award, and (iv) provide the player the determined bonus event award.