Patent ID: 8425304

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a wager input device for receiving a primary wager; a display for displaying a primary wagering game; and a controller operative to: (i) detect receipt of the primary wager; (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; (iii) display a feature icon on the display; (iv) detect selection, by a player, of the feature icon; (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon by the player, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of features in a dependent feature scheme wherein at least one second feature of the plurality of features is unlocked from a locked state and made available for selection by the player only if at least one first feature of the plurality of features has been selected by the player, the at least one second feature being initially displayed on the display in the locked state; and (vi) in response to the at least one first feature of the plurality of features being selected by the player, unlock the at least one second feature to be available for selection by the player, and activate the at least one first feature in addition to the primary wagering game.