Independently randomly generated different features associated with different activators and different enhancements
Gaming systems and methods configured to display pots respectively associated with different wheel features that each include a wheel and an associated quantity of pointers, and enhancements to the wheel features that each include an increase to an initial quantity of pointers associated with one or more of the wheels for a play of a game based on an enhancement triggering event for that play of the game.
1 . A gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
cause a display, by a display device, of a pot;
cause a display, by a display device, of symbol displays associated with but separate from the pot, the symbol displays comprising an activator associated with the pot;
cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of wheel sections associated with the pot and an initial quantity of pointers associated with the wheel sections, wherein initial quantity of pointers is at least one;
cause a display, by the display device, of a first activation of the symbol displays associated with a non-enhanced amount, wherein the display comprises a display, by the display device, of the activator on one of the symbol displays, wherein the first activation of the symbol displays comprises a first random generation via a random number generator;
cause a display, by the display device, in association with the first activation of the symbol displays, of an indication of said activator not resulting in an activation of the pot, and an indication of a change to an activator occurrence indicator associated with the pot;
cause a display, by the display device, of a subsequent activation of the symbol displays associated with an enhanced amount, wherein the display comprises a display, by the display device, an indication of the initial quantity of pointers and an additional quantity of pointers associated with the wheel sections, wherein the additional quantity of pointers is at least one, wherein the subsequent activation of the symbol displays comprises a subsequent random generation via the random number generator; and
cause a display, by the display device, in association with the subsequent activation of the symbol displays, of one of:
(a) an indication of said activator resulting in an activation of the pot, and an indication that the wheel sections associated with the pot are activated with the initial quantity of pointers and the additional quantity of pointers, a spinning of the wheel sections, a stopping of the wheel sections, each of the initial quantity of pointers pointing to one of the wheel sections, each of the additional quantity of pointers pointing to one of the wheel sections, wherein the determination of which wheel sections each of the pointers point to is based on a random determination via the random number generator, and
(b) an indication of said activator not resulting in an activation of the pot associated with the activator, and an indication of a change to an activator occurrence indicator associated with the pot.
2 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the initial quantity of pointers is one and the additional quantity of pointers is one.
3 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is pre-determined.
4 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is randomly determined by the random number generator.
5 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is determined from a range of quantities of pointers.
6 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the display, by the display device, of the subsequent activation of the symbol displays associated with the enhanced amount, comprises a display, by the display device, a change to one of the wheel sections.
7 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the pot is a perceived persistent pot.
8 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the pot is an actual persistent pot.
9 . A gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
cause a display, by a display device, of a pot;
cause a display, by a display device, of symbol displays associated with but separate from the pot, the symbol displays comprising an activator associated with the pot;
cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of wheel sections and an initial quantity of pointers associated with the wheel sections, wherein initial quantity of pointers is at least one;
cause a display, by the display device, of a first activation of the symbol displays, wherein the display comprises a display, by the display device, of the activator on one of the symbol displays, wherein the first activation of the symbol displays comprises a first random generation via a random number generator;
cause a display, by the display device, in association with the first activation of the symbol displays, of an indication of the activator not resulting in an activation of the pot, and an indication of an additional quantity of pointers associated with the wheel sections, wherein the additional quantity of pointers is at least one;
cause a display, by the display device, of a subsequent activation of the symbol displays, wherein the display comprises a display, by the display device, an indication of the activator, wherein the subsequent activation of the symbol displays comprises a subsequent random generation via the random number generator; and
cause a display, by the display device, in association with the subsequent activation of the symbol displays, of an indication of the activator resulting in an activation of the pot, and an indication that the wheel sections associated with the pot are activated with the initial quantity of pointers and the additional quantity of pointers, a spinning of the wheel sections, a stopping of the wheel sections, each of the initial quantity of pointers pointing to one of the wheel sections, each of the additional quantity of pointers pointing to one of the wheel sections, wherein the determination of which wheel sections each of the pointers point to is based on a random determination via the random number generator.
10 . The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is pre-determined based on the activator.
11 . The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is randomly determined via the random number generator.
12 . The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is determined from a range of quantities of pointers.
13 . The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the pot is a perceived persistent pot.
14 . The gaming system of claim 9 , wherein the pot is an actual persistent pot.
15 . A gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
cause a display, by a display device, of a pot;
cause a display, by a display device, of symbol displays associated with but separate from the pot, the symbol displays comprising an activator associated with the pot;
cause a display, by the display device, of an indication of wheel sections associated with the pot and an initial quantity of pointers associated with the wheel sections, wherein initial quantity of pointers is at least one;
cause a display, by the display device, of a first activation of the symbol displays associated with a non-enhanced amount, wherein the display comprises a display, by the display device, of the activator on one of the symbol displays, wherein the first activation of the symbol displays comprises a first random generation via a random number generator;
cause a display, by the display device, in association with the first activation of the symbol displays, of an indication of the activator not resulting in an activation of the pot, and an indication of a change to an activator occurrence indicator associated with the pot;
cause a display, by the display device, of a subsequent activation of the symbol displays associated with an enhanced amount, wherein the subsequent activation of the symbol displays comprises a subsequent random generation via the random number generator, wherein the display comprises a display, by the display device, an indication of the initial quantity of pointers and an additional quantity of pointers associated with the wheel sections, wherein the additional quantity of pointers is at least one; and
cause a display, by the display device, in association with the subsequent activation of the symbol displays, of one of:
(a) an indication of said activator resulting in an activation of the pot associated with the activator, an indication that the wheel sections associated with the pot are activated with the initial quantity of pointers and the additional quantity of pointers, a spinning of the wheel sections, a stopping of the wheel sections, each of the initial quantity of pointers pointing to one of the wheel sections, each of the additional quantity of pointers pointing to one of the wheel sections, wherein the determination of which wheel sections each of the pointers point to is based on a random determination via the random number generator,
(b) an indication of said activator not resulting in an activation of the pot associated with the activator, and an indication of a change to an activator occurrence indicator associated with the pot, and
(c) a wheel triggering event on the symbol displays, wherein the wheel triggering event is other than the activator associated with the pot, and causes an activation of the wheel sections with the initial quantity of pointers and the additional quantity of pointers.
16 . The gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the wheel triggering event is at least one wheel triggering symbol displayed on the symbol displays, wherein the at least one wheel triggering symbol is different than the activator.
17 . The gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is pre-determined based on the activator.
18 . The gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the additional quantity of pointers is randomly determined via the random number generator.
19 . The gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the pot is a perceived persistent pot.
20 . The gaming system of claim 15 , wherein the pot is an actual persistent pot.