Patent ID: 8771052

Claim:
A method of providing a side bet game in an underlying wagering game comprising: a) providing a game field for the side bet game and a position indicator on the game field; b) positioning the position indicator on a first position on the game field; c) accepting a wager on a side bet game event determined by a predetermined maximum number of multiple random event outcomes in the underlying game; d) providing a first random event outcome, wherein the random event outcome provides instruction for moving the position indicator on the field from the first position in a direction on the game field to a second position; e) repeating a first additional random event outcome that provides instruction for moving the position indicator on the field from the second position in a direction on the game field to a third position; f) repeating at least one additional random event outcome that provides instruction for moving the position indicator on the field from the third position in a direction on the game field to a fourth position; and g) determining an outcome on the side bet wager based on a final position on the game field determined by reaching the predetermined maximum number of multiple random outcomes, whether or not a position has been reached beyond which the position indicator cannot be moved, and wherein random event outcomes are provided by a random event generator selected from the group consisting of i) a roulette wheel and ball and ii) a processor associated with a video display and software executable by the processor to display the game field and position pieces on the video display.