Patent ID: 7950993

Claim:
A gaming machine operable under control of at least one processor, said gaming machine comprising: at least one display device; and at least one input device; the at least one processor programmed to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) cause a display of a play of an interactive game; (b) enable a player to make at least one input in the play of the interactive game; (c) determine any occurrence of at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game, wherein the at least one wager triggering event can occur multiple times during the play of the interactive game; (d) for each determined occurrence of the at least one wager triggering event during the play of the interactive game: (i) automatically cause a wager of one of a plurality of wager components funded by the player; (ii) randomly determine a wagering outcome for said wager component independently of the interactive game; and (iii) determine if said wagering outcome is associated with a wagering award from a plurality of wagering awards; (e) if determined that any of said wagering outcomes are associated with one of said wagering awards, display said wagering award in a first location and then display said wagering award in a second location; and (f) display an interactive game outcome for the play of the interactive game.