Patent ID: 8414379

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display 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) enable a player to place a bonus opportunity wager associated with a quantity of at least two plays of a wagering game, and (b) if the player placed the bonus opportunity wager: (i) for one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game: (A) enable the player to place a game wager, (B) generate a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, (C) display the generated game outcome to the player, and (D) provide to the player any game award associated with the generated game outcome, (ii) determine if the generated game outcome is associated with a modification of a bonus opportunity counter, (iii) if the generated game outcome is not associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter, reset the bonus opportunity counter, and (iv) if the generated game outcome is associated with the modification of the bonus opportunity counter: (A) modify the bonus opportunity counter, (B) display to the player the modified bonus opportunity counter, (C) if the modified bonus opportunity counter reaches a designated value, provide a bonus opportunity award to the player, and (D) if the modified bonus opportunity counter has not reached the designated value and has not been reset in association with any of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game, repeat (i) to (iv) for another one of the plays of the wagering game of the quantity of plays of the wagering game.