Patent ID: 8663000

Claim:
A gaming machine arranged to facilitate a play of a first game in which a player can wager an amount of credits on an outcome of the first game, the gaming machine also being arranged to detect an occurrence of a trigger event during the play of the first game, the gaming machine being further arranged to facilitate a play of a second game in response to detecting the occurrence of the trigger event, the gaming machine being arranged to determine an outcome of the second game and to identify one of a plurality of separate jackpot prizes to be awarded to the player based on the outcome of the second game, wherein the occurrence of the trigger event is based on a predefined turnover value and the amount of credits wagered on the first game, and the predefined turnover value is an expected turnover of the gaming machine between a first occurrence of the trigger event during play of the first game and a subsequent consecutive second occurrence of the trigger event during play of a subsequent first game.