Wheel bonus system for table games

A method for providing bonus events to an underlying gaming event including multiple players at identified player positions comprising:

• at least one player placing a wager in the underlying gaming event;
• executing an event to conclusion of an outcome of the underlying gaming event;
• identifying the outcome as a predefined triggering outcome;
• after identifying the outcome as the predefined triggering outcome, activating a bonus providing element distinct from underlying game play to enable individual players or groups of players unique benefits in the underlying game triggering outcome, the bonus providing element providing a linear indication of at least three individual random indicators, the three individual random indicators comprising:
• a) an identification of a single one of at least two different player positions;
• b) outcomes of at least one of an absolute amount or multiplier of a winning outcome payout;
• and
• c) outcomes of at least one of a multiplier, prize or an absolute amount larger than or smaller than any absolute amount or multiplier in b);
• wherein, in combination with the triggering outcome by a first player position in the underlying game, the bonus providing element randomly provides random outcomes for each of the three individual random indicators, and the random outcomes for the three individual random indicators is applied as i) one random outcome for at least the first player position, and ii) a combination of two remaining random outcomes indicates an award to at least one player position that may be different from the first player position.

A bonus providing element distinct from underlying game play for indicating a first award to qualifying players from said underlying game play and a second award to a selected one of said qualifying players, comprising:

• a) a first concentric circular wheel comprising a plurality of sectors, each sector identifying a single one of said qualifying players;
• b) a second concentric circular wheel comprising a plurality of sectors, each sector identifying a first award comprising at least one of an absolute amount or multiplier of a winning outcome payout;
• and
• c) a third concentric circular wheel comprising a plurality of sectors, each sector identifying at least one of a multiplier, prize or an absolute amount larger or smaller than said first award;
• wherein said first, second and third concentric wheels are rotated and one of said plurality of sectors of said first concentric wheel is selected to identify said single one of said qualifying players, one of said plurality of sectors of said second concentric wheel is selected to identify said first award to said qualifying players, and one of said plurality of sectors of said third concentric wheel is selected, wherein said second award comprises a combination of said first award and said at least one of a multiplier, prize or absolute amount of indicated by said selected sector of said third concentric wheel.