Patent ID: 7785185

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 storing 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) receive one of a plurality of different wagers from a player for a play of a primary game; (b) display the play of the primary game; (c) provide the player any primary game awards determined for the play of the primary game; and (d) if a designated triggering event occurs, display a play of a secondary game, said secondary game including a wheel, a plurality of award symbols displayed by the wheel, and a plurality of indicators associated with the wheel, said play of the secondary game including: (i) simultaneously activating a number of the indicators for a single spin of the wheel, said number being at least one and based on said received wager from the player, wherein at least one of the different wagers causes all of the indicators to be activated and at least one of the different wagers causes less than all of the indicators to be activated, (ii) for each activated indicator, causing said activated indicator to indicate one of the plurality of award symbols of the wheel, wherein each of the plurality of award symbols can only be indicated once for the single spin of the wheel, and (iii) for each activated indicator, providing the player a secondary game award associated with the award symbol indicated by said activated indicator.