Patent ID: 8864579

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) display a play of a first primary game, said first primary game having a first triggering event; (b) display a play of a second primary game, said second primary game having a second triggering event, wherein the first triggering event and the second triggering event are configured to be independently generated and the first primary game and the second primary game are independently operable without regard to one another; (c) display a first bonus award opportunity if: (i) the first triggering event occurs in the play of the first primary game, and (ii) the second triggering event does not occur in the play of the second primary game; (d) display a second bonus award opportunity if: (i) the second triggering event occurs in the play of the second primary game, and (ii) the first triggering event does not occur in the play of the first primary game; and (e) display a multi-trigger bonus game if: (i) the first triggering event occurs in the play of the first primary game, and (ii) the second triggering event occurs in the play of the second primary game.