CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a housing;
a base game display mounted to the housing;
a bonus game display mounted to the housing above the base game display, the bonus game display including a rotatable wheel; and
a processor operably coupled to the base game display and the bonus game display, the processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images including the steps of:
animating a plurality of panels displaying changeable award amounts on the rotatable wheel, the changeable award amounts being selected from a schedule of award amounts, a number of changeable award amounts in the schedule of award amounts being greater than a number of the changeable award amounts displayed on the rotatable wheel, the number of changeable award amounts in the schedule of award amounts are arranged in a non-uniform probability distribution;
animating a plurality of reels on the base game display to spin and stop to display an outcome of a base game;
detecting a trigger condition occurring in the base game and randomly selecting a second award amount from the schedule of award amounts;
modifying at least one panel to replace a displayed award amount with the randomly selected second award amount; and
animating the rotatable wheel to spin and stop to display an outcome of a bonus game including a selected bonus award amount.
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