Patent ID: 8152171

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with at least one display device to display a plurality of different wagering areas, the plurality of different wagering areas including a plurality of game wagering areas; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display a roulette wheel having a plurality of sectors, said plurality of sectors including: (a) a plurality of game sectors, each game sector associated with one of the game wagering areas and with a game outcome, and (b) a bonus sector; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one input device to enable a player to place a wager on one or more of the plurality of different wagering areas for a play of a game; and for said play of the game: (a) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display a first spin of the roulette wheel, (b) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to randomly determine a first one of the sectors for the first spin of the roulette wheel, (c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display an indication of the first determined sector, (d) when the first determined sector is one of the plurality of game sectors, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine any award based on the game outcome associated with the first determined sector and based on the wagered-on wagering areas, (e) when the first determined sector is the bonus sector: (i) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display a second spin of the roulette wheel, (ii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to randomly determine an additional one of the sectors for the second spin of the roulette wheel, (iii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display an indication of the additional determined sector for the second spin of the roulette wheel, and (iv) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine any award resulting from the additional determined sector based on the wagered-on wagering areas, and (f) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to cause any determined award to be provided to the player.