Poker with bonus round and related method

A video poker machine, comprising:

• an input device;
• a display screen;
• and
• a processor coupled to the input device and to the display screen and operable to,
• receive a wager via the input device,
• generate a random number in response to receiving the wager,
• randomly select a number of cards from a single deck of cards,
• deal a hand of cards from the randomly selected cards,
• cause the screen to display the dealt hand,
• allow a player to alter the dealt hand by using the input device to discard at least one of the dealt cards and to draw at least one additional card to replace the at least one discarded card;
• cause the screen to display the altering of the dealt hand,
• cause the screen to display a spinning bonus wheel if the altered hand is a bonus hand and if the processor received a maximum wager,
• stop the bonus wheel to indicate a bonus prize based on the random number,
• cause the screen to display the stopped bonus wheel and the selected bonus prize, and
• pay the bonus prize.

A video poker machine, comprising:

• a display screen;
• and
• a processor coupled to the display and operable to,
• randomly enter a bonus round and select a bonus prize,
• cause the screen to display the random selection of the bonus prize, and pay the bonus prize.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a number of wager credits;
• generating a random number in response to receiving the wager credits;
• randomly selecting cards from a single deck of cards;
• dealing a hand of cards from the randomly selected cards;
• allowing a player to discard at least one of the dealt cards and to draw at least one additional card to replace the at least one discarded card;
• spinning a bonus wheel if the resulting hand is a bonus hand and the maximum number of wager credits was received;
• stopping the bonus wheel to indicate a bonus prize based on the second random number;
• and
• paying the indicated bonus prize.