Gaming machine with visual and audio indicia changed over time

A method of operating a gaming system for playing at least one casino wagering game, the gaming system including a gaming machine, a random element generator, one or more controllers, at least one electronic display device, and an electronic input device, the at least one electronic display device and the electronic input device being located on the gaming machine, the method comprising:

• generating one or more random elements with the random element generator;
• receiving, responsive to a physical input to the electronic input device, a wager input to play the casino wagering game having a primary game and a secondary game;
• determining, by the one or more controllers, outcomes of the primary game and the secondary game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements;
• displaying, on the at least one electronic display device, the primary game with a first visual motif;
• in response to a predetermined event during the primary game, displaying, on the at least one electronic display device, the secondary game;
• upon conclusion of the secondary game, displaying, on the at least one electronic display device, the primary game with a second visual motif different from the first visual motif;
• and
• awarding, by the one or more controllers, a tangible award in response to the outcomes of either the primary game or the secondary game meeting a predetermined award criterion.

A gaming system for playing a casino wagering game, comprising:

• at least one electronic display device;
• an electronic input device configured to receive a physical input from a player to initiate the casino wagering game and transform the input into an electronic data signal;
• a random element generator configured to generate one or more random elements;
• and
• one or more controllers configured to:
• initiate the casino wagering game in response to the electronic data signal from the electronic input device, the casino wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game, the bonus game being triggered during the basic game;
• determine an outcome of the casino wagering game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements;
• direct the at least one electronic display device to display a play of the basic game in a first visual motif and to display the outcome of the basic game;
• direct the at least one electronic display device to display a play of the bonus game in the first visual motif and to display the outcome of the bonus game;
• award a tangible award in response to the outcomes of the basic game and the bonus game meeting a predetermined award criteria;
• and
• direct the at least one electronic display device to display a subsequent play of the basic game in a second visual motif, the second visual motif of the subsequent play of the basic game being determined based on at least the outcome of the play of the bonus game.

A method of operating a gaming system for playing at least one casino wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game, the gaming system including a gaming machine, a random element generator, one or more controllers, at least one electronic display device, and an electronic input device, the at least one electronic display device and the electronic input device being located on the gaming machine, the method comprising:

• generating one or more random elements with the random element generator;
• receiving, responsive to a physical input to the electronic input device, a wager input to initiate the casino wagering game;
• determining, by the one or more controllers, outcomes of the basic game and the bonus game based, at least in part, on the one or more random elements;
• displaying, on the at least one electronic display device, the basic game in a first visual motif;
• in response to a triggering event in the basic game, displaying a bonus game on the at least one electronic display device;
• in response to a first outcome of the outcomes being achieved in the bonus game, returning to the basic game and displaying the basic game, on the at least one electronic display device, in a second visual motif different from the first visual motif;
• in response to a second outcome of the outcomes being achieved in the bonus game, returning to the basic game and displaying the basic game, on the at least one electronic display device, in a third visual motif different from the first and second visual motifs;
• and
• awarding, by the one or more controllers, a tangible award in response to the outcomes of either the primary game or the secondary game meeting a predetermined award criterion.