Patent ID: 7976377

Claim:
A gaming system comprising an electronic game controller, and a data storage device comprising game data, the electronic game controller and the data storage device being arranged such that the electronic game controller can process the game data to effect play of a first game and a plurality of second games, a wager being placed on said first game, each of said second games having different play characteristics with respect to each other, one of the plurality of second games is arranged to determine a value of a prize by randomly selecting a plurality of numbers during play of said one game, each said plurality of numbers being selected within a predefined range of numbers, said one game multiplying said plurality of selected numbers together to thereby obtain the value of the prize, and wherein the electronic game controller and the data storage device being further arranged to allow the electronic game controller to carryout a random selection process during play of the first game in order to randomly select one of the second games, independently of a game outcome of the first game, for play by a player, and wherein the random selection process is such that a second game is only eligible to be selected if an opportunity to play a second game has been purchased with the wager placed on the first game.