Video and mechanical spinning bonus wheel

A gaming system comprising:

• at least one input device;
• at least one display device;
• a physical wheel defined by an inner radius and an outer radius, the physical wheel including an indicator located between the inner radius and the outer radius;
• an inner video display device visible through a section of the physical wheel defined by the inner radius;
• and
• a master gaming controller with at least one processor and a memory communicatively connected with the at least one processor, the memory including machine-executable instructions for controlling the at least one processor, to control the at least one display device, the at least one input device, the physical wheel, and the indicator to:
• (a) provide for play of a primary game upon receipt of a wager by the gaming machine;
• (b) upon an occurrence of a triggering event, enable the player to physically engage the physical wheel to cause the physical wheel and indicator to rotate,
• (c) randomly determine a game outcome to indicate;
• (d) stop rotation of the physical wheel and the indicator to cause an indication of the outcome;
• and
• (e) provide the player the game outcome.

A method, the method comprising:

• rotating a physical wheel on a gaming machine, wherein the physical wheel is defined by an inner radius and an outer radius;
• rotating a pointer displayed on an inner display of the gaming machine, wherein the inner display is visible through an inner area of the physical wheel, wherein the inner area of the physical wheel is defined by the inner radius;
• determining a game outcome for the gaming machine;
• stopping the physical wheel and the pointer to indicate the game outcome, wherein:
• the pointer rotates with the physical wheel,
• the pointer and the physical wheel indicate the game outcome on an inner video display device when the pointer and the physical wheel are stopped, and
• the inner video display device is configured to be visible within the interior of the physical wheel.