Gaming device having main game activating a bonus event

A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:

• accepting a wager;
• presenting a main game including the step of displaying at least a first set of cards to generate a main game hand;
• determining the outcome of said main game comprising comparing said main game hand to a set of predetermined winning hands;
• if said main game hand is a predetermined winning hand, awarding said player a winning amount and activating at least one area of a bonus event having a plurality of areas;
• playing said bonus event by randomly selecting at least one of said activated areas of said bonus event;
• and
• paying said player a winning amount corresponding to said selected activated area as a result of playing said bonus event.

A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:

• accepting a wager;
• presenting a main game using a plurality of indicia;
• determining if the outcome of said main game is a winning outcome;
• awarding an award if said outcome of said main game is a winning outcome;
• providing a bonus event having a plurality of categories, each category associated with one or more possible winning outcomes of said main game;
• if said winning outcome of said main game corresponds to one of said categories of said bonus event, activating one or more of said corresponding categories;
• and
• playing said bonus event by randomly selecting at least one of said activated categories of said bonus event.