Patent ID: 7771267

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a mechanical secondary game apparatus configured to increase an overall payback percentage of a gaming machine including a primary game having a predetermined primary game payback percentage, said method comprising: (a) configuring the mechanical secondary game apparatus to have a secondary game payback percentage which is independent of said predetermined primary game payback percentage; (b) configuring the mechanical secondary game apparatus to be associated with the primary game; and (c) configuring the mechanical secondary game apparatus to display an award to a player of the primary game, wherein said award: (i) is determined to be provided independent from any result displayed in the primary game, (ii) is determined to be provided based at least in part on an input made by the player of the primary game, said input being related to a wager of the primary game being placed by the player, (iii) is determined in accordance with said configured secondary game payback percentage, (iv) is one of a plurality of awards displayable by the mechanical secondary game apparatus, and (v) is provided to the player by the primary game.