Patent ID: 8393956

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system comprising: receiving, via an input device, a primary wager for playing a primary wagering game; displaying, on one or more display devices, a plurality of bonus feature elements; activating a first bonus feature in response to a first player selection of a first one of the bonus feature elements and one or more first eligibility criteria being satisfied, the first bonus feature having a first bonus payback percentage; activating a second bonus feature in response to a second player selection of a second one of the bonus feature elements and one or more second eligibility criteria being satisfied, the one or more second eligibility criteria including activation of the first bonus feature, the second bonus feature having a second bonus payback percentage higher than the first bonus payback percentage; displaying, on the one or more display devices, a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; and in response to at least one triggering event associated with the first and the second bonus features, conducting the first or second bonus feature if the first and second bonus feature is active.