Gaming device having an accumulated award selection bonus scheme

#This application is related to the following commonly-owned co-pending patent applications: “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A BONUS SCHEME WITH MULTIPLE SELECTION GROUPS,” Ser. No. 09/656,702, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-008, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,439,995; “GAMING DEVICE WITH BONUS SCHEME HAVING MULTIPLE AWARD LEVELS,” Ser. No. 09/602,140, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-023; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING BONUS SCHEME WITH INCREMENTAL VALUE DISCLOSURE,” Ser. No. 09/627,198, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-022, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE WITH BONUS SCHEME PROVIDING INCREASED REWARD FOR SELECTING RELATED SYMBOLS,” Ser. No. 09/605,023, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-025, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A MULTIPLE SELECTION GROUP BONUS ROUND,” Ser. No. 09/605,107, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-031, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,511,375,; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AWARD THROUGH AWARD ELIMINATION OR REPLACEMENT,” Ser. No. 09/686,283, Attorney Docket 0112300-139, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,413,161; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING RELATED MULTI-GAME BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/688,972, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-158, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE INCLUDING AWARDS THAT GENERATE ANOTHER AWARD,” Ser. No. 09/605,107, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-455, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A RE-TRIGGERING SYMBOLS BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/981,133, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-466, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE WITH A BONUS SCHEME HAVING REPEATED SELECTION OF VALUE SETS WITH OPTION TO SAVE VALUES,” Ser. No. 09/684,533, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-469, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,464,582; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A BONUS SCHEME INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SELECTION GROUPS WITH WIN-GROUP OUTCOMES,” Ser. No. 09/981,084, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-473, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING DUAL EVALUATION SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/687,689, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-474, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN ELEMENT AND ELEMENT GROUP SELECTION AND ELIMINATION BONUS SCHEME,” Ser. No. 09/689,381, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-478, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING ACHIEVEMENT CRITERIA FOR ADVANCEMENT,” Ser. No. 09/960,784, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-485, now pending; “APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING GENERATED VALUES TO DETERMINE AN AWARD IN A GAMING DEVICE,” Ser. No. 09/957,018, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-581, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN AWARD DISTRIBUTOR AND AN AWARD ACCUMULATOR BONUS GAME,” Ser. No. 09/682,369, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-766, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING A RE-TRIGGERING SYMBOL BONUS SCHEME WITH A BONUS SYMBOL ACCUMULATOR,” Ser. No. 10/071,441, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-964, now pending; “GAMING DEVICE HAVING AN INDICATOR SELECTION WITH PROBABILITY-BASED OUTCOME,” Ser. No. 09/990,693, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-965, now pending; and “GAMING DEVICE WITH SIGNIFIED SYMBOLS,” Ser. No. 09/990,484, Attorney Docket No. 0112300-966, now pending.

#A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains or may contain material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the photocopy reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure in exactly the form it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.

#The present invention relates in general to a gaming device, and more particularly to a gaming device having an accumulated award selection bonus scheme wherein the accumulated award includes a plurality of other awards.

#FIG. 1A is front plan view of one embodiment of the gaming device of the present invention.

#FIG. 1B is front plan view of another embodiment of the gaming device of the present invention.

#FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the electronic configuration of one embodiment of the gaming device of the present invention.

#Referring now to the drawings, two embodiments of the gaming device of the present invention are illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B as gaming device 10a and gaming device 10b, respectively. Gaming device 10a and/or gaming device 10b are generally referred to herein as gaming device 10. Gaming device 10 is preferably a slot machine having the controls, displays and features of a conventional slot machine. It is constructed so that a player can operate it while standing or sitting, and gaming device 10 is preferably mounted on a console. However, it should be appreciated that gaming device 10 can be constructed as a pub-style table-top game (not shown) which a player can operate preferably while sitting. Furthermore, gaming device 10 can be constructed with varying cabinet and display designs, as illustrated by the designs shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B. Gaming device 10 can also be implemented as a program code stored in a detachable cartridge for operating a hand-held video game device. Also, gaming device 10 can be implemented as a program code stored on a disk or other memory device which a player can use in a desktop or laptop personal computer or other computerized platform.

#Gaming device 10 can incorporate any primary game such as slot, poker or keno, any of their bonus triggering events and any of the bonus round games. The symbols and indicia used on and in gaming device 10 may be in mechanical, electrical or video form.

#As illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, gaming device 10 includes a coin slot 12 and bill acceptor 14 where the player inserts money, coins or tokens. The player can place coins in the coin slot 12 or paper money or ticket vouchers in the bill acceptor 14. Other devices could be used for accepting payment such as readers or validators for credit cards or debit cards. When a player inserts money in gaming device 10, a number of credits corresponding to the amount deposited is shown in a credit display 16. After depositing the appropriate amount of money, a player can begin the game by pulling arm 18 or pushing play button 20. Play button 20 can be any play activator used by the player who starts any game or sequence of events in the gaming device.