Patent ID: 7727065

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: (A) a plurality of game apparatus, each game apparatus configured to play a game of chance and display a game outcome for a primary game; (B) at least one display device visible to players of the plurality of game apparatus, comprising: a. a container configured to hold a plurality of display objects wherein at least a portion of the container is sufficiently transparent to allow the players to view contents of the container; b. an agitator configured to agitate the plurality of display objects; c. at least one prize object holder configured to hold a plurality of prize objects in an individually controlled manner; and d. at least one prize object display configured to receive at least one prize object from the prize object holder; and (C) a central controller in communication with the plurality of game apparatus and the at least one display device, wherein when a bonus prize event has occurred, the central controller is configured to: a. determine a random bonus game outcome corresponding to: (i) a bonus prize for at least one of the plurality of game apparatus; or (ii) a community bonus prize for all of the plurality of game apparatus; b. subsequently select at least one prize object from the plurality of prize objects; and c. cause the display device to display the selected prize object to communicate the random bonus game outcome to the players.