Gaming device and method

A method of operating a gaming device, comprising, but not necessarily in the order shown:

• (A) providing a plurality of bonus prize displays, each bonus prize display being configured to display a bonus prize;
• (B) allowing a player to place a wager and play a game;
• (C) producing a bonus activating event;
• (D) providing a player input device;
• (E) providing a moveable bonus indicator;
• (E) allowing the player to stop the moveable bonus indicator by providing input through the player input device;
• (E) indicating at least one of the bonus prize displays using the moveable bonus indicator;
• (F) determining a bonus prize;
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• (H) awarding the player the bonus prize.

A gaming device, comprising:

• (A) a plurality of bonus prize display means for displaying bonus prizes;
• (B) indicator means for indicating at least one bonus prize display means, the indicator means comprising a moveable indicator;
• (C) input means for allowing a player to stop the indicator means;
• (D) means for causing the indicator means to move;
• (E) means for determining a bonus prize;
• (F) means for detecting the position of the indicator means;
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• (G) means for displaying the bonus prize on a bonus prize display means proximate the position of the indicator means.

A gaming system, comprising:

• (A) at least one game apparatus, the game apparatus comprising:
• (a) at least one gaming outcome display positioned to be visible to a player, the gaming outcome display being configured to display an outcome of a game;
• and
• (b) at least one game apparatus controller in communication with the gaming outcome display, the game apparatus controller being programmed to allow a player to play the game and cause the outcome of the game to be displayed on the gaming outcome display;
• and
• (B) at least one display device, the display device comprising:
• (a) plurality of bonus displays positioned to be visible to the player, each bonus display being configured to selectively display at least one prize;
• (b) at least one moveable bonus indicator in close relative proximity to the plurality of bonus displays, the bonus indicator being configured to selectively indicate at least one bonus display;
• (c) at least one movement mechanism coupled to the bonus indicator, the movement mechanism being configured to cause the bonus indicator to move relative to the plurality of bonus displays;
• (d) at least one selector, the selector being configured to allow the player to stop the bonus indicator;
• and
• (e) at least one display device controller in communication with each of the bonus prize displays, the movement mechanism, and the selector, the display device controller being configured to:
• (i) detect when the selector has been activated;
• (ii) cause the movement mechanism to stop the bonus indicator when the selector is activated;
• (iii) randomly determine a prize;
• and
• (iv) cause the randomly determined prize to be displayed to the player by a bonus display proximate the position of the bonus indicator.