Patent ID: 7329179

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a primary game; a processor programmed to control the primary game and enable a plurality of different wagers to be made on the primary game; and a plurality of bonus games controlled by the processor including: (a) a first bonus game having a first average payout per credit wagered and triggered upon the occurrence of a first bonus game trigger symbol or symbol combination when a first wager has been made by the player in the primary game, and (b) a second different bonus game having a second average payout per credit wagered and triggered upon the occurrence of a second bonus game trigger symbol or symbol combination when a second wager has been made by the player in the primary game, wherein the first wager and the second wager are different, said second different bonus game also triggered upon the occurrence of the first bonus game trigger symbol or symbol combination when the second wager has been made, wherein the first average payout and the second average payout are different, and the first bonus game trigger symbol or symbol combination and the second bonus game trigger symbol or symbol combination are different.