Patent ID: 7175524

Claim:
A gaming device operated under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a game controlled by the processor; a number of successful outcomes in the game, said number being at least two; a player input device in communication with the processor; a plurality of monetary awards in the game; and at least one display device operable under the control of the processor to: (a) display a plurality of sequential attempts at an apparent skill event to a player, wherein each attempt includes a display resulting from an activation of the player input device by the player, and (b) for each of the plurality of sequential attempts at the apparent skill event, sequentially randomly determine if said attempt is successful without regard to when or how the player activates the player input device, and if said attempt is successful provide one of the monetary awards to the player, wherein said plurality of successful attempts at the apparent skill event is at least is equal to the number of successful outcomes in the game.