In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein maintains a plurality of different bonus event average expected payouts which are ranked. In one embodiment, if a bonus event triggering condition occurs, the gaming system determines one of the plurality of different bonus event average...http://www.google.com/patents/US8152630?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8152630 - Gaming system and method having bonus event and bonus event award in accordance with a current wager and one or more accumulated bonus event points