Patent ID: 8029355

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a housing; a display device within the housing; a user interface; a processor; and a memory device storing a plurality of instructions which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the user interface to: (a) enable the player to place a wager on a play of a game; (b) after the wager is placed and prior to any determination of whether to trigger any bonus event: (i) enable the player to designate one of: (A) eligible for a bonus event; and (B) not eligible for any bonus event; and (ii) if the player designated as eligible for the bonus event: (A) display a plurality of different bonus event options to the player; and (B) enable the player to select one of the displayed plurality of different bonus event options; and (c) thereafter: (i) if a determination to trigger the selected bonus event option occurs, trigger the selected bonus event option; and (ii) if a determination to trigger any bonus event occurs and the player designated as not-eligible for any bonus event, do not trigger any bonus event.