Wheel bonus system for games

A method associated with a bonus providing element distinct from underlying game play the bonus providing element including first, second, and third concentric rings centered on an axis and at least one pointer, the method including the steps of:

• providing a display located apart from a plurality of player stations arranged in groups, the display arranged in a position in front of the player stations such that the display is viewable by players at different ones of the player stations;
• providing at least one memory for storing data associated with the bonus providing element, the bonus providing element including first, second, and third concentric rings centered on an axis and at least one pointer, the data associated with the bonus providing element including an identification of the groups, an identification of the player stations associated with each group;
• and an identification of a plurality of parameters associated with a bonus award, and,
• providing a controller coupled to the display and configured to controllably display the bonus providing element on the display, the controller configured to detect an occurrence of a trigger condition and to responsively cause the display to:
• rotate the first concentric ring and/or the at least one pointer to provide an indication of a randomly selected one of the plurality of parameters associated with the bonus award;
• rotate the third concentric ring and/or the at least one pointer to provide an indication of a randomly selected one of the groups of player stations;
• and
• rotate the second concentric ring and/or the at least one pointer to provide an indication of a randomly selected player station within the randomly selected one of the groups of player stations.