Patent ID: 8342941

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with at least one input device and at least one display device to: (a) receive a first secondary wager from a player, each secondary wager being associated with a streak game that is associated with a plurality of consecutive plays of a wagering game, said first secondary wager being in addition to any wagers placed on each said play of the wagering game, wherein: (i) the wagering game includes a rotor displaying a plurality of different outcomes and a plurality of ball landings positioned adjacent to the outcomes, (ii) the streak game includes a streak having a streak continuation condition, (iii) the streak game includes a secondary award group of the outcomes, and (iv) the streak continuation condition is satisfied when an outcome of a play of the wagering game is one of the outcomes of the secondary award group; (b) for a first play of the wagering game: (i) determine an outcome of the first play of the wagering game, the outcome of the first play of the wagering game being one of the plurality of different outcomes; (ii) if the outcome of the first play of the wagering game satisfies the streak continuation condition: (A) display and provide a first streak award to the player, the first streak award being based on the first secondary wager; and (B) enable the player to place a second secondary wager associated with the streak game using at least a portion of said first streak award; and (iii) if the outcome of the first play of the wagering game does not satisfy the streak continuation condition, end the streak game; and (c) if the outcome of the first play of the wagering game satisfies the streak continuation condition, for a second consecutive play of the wagering game following the first play of the wagering game: (i) determine an outcome of the second play of the wagering game, the outcome of the second play of the wagering game being one of the plurality of different outcomes; (ii) if the outcome of the second play of the wagering game satisfies the streak continuation condition: (A) display and provide a second streak award to the player, the second streak award being based on the first secondary wager; (B) if the player placed the second secondary wager, display and provide a third streak award to the player, the third streak award being based on the second secondary wager; and (C) enable the player to place a third secondary wager associated with the streak game using at least a portion of the second streak award or the third streak award; and (iii) if the outcome of the second play of the wagering game does not satisfy the streak continuation condition, end the streak game.