Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing gaming experiences

1. A gaming device comprising:

a display;

a user interface;

a memory configured to store a credit amount;

a wager acceptor structured to receive physical currency or physical currency based tickets; and

a processor operable to:

receive a signal from the wager acceptor indicating receipt of physical currency or physical currency based tickets;

increase the credit amount in memory based upon the received signal from the wager acceptor;

receive a signal on the gaming device to initiate a first poker game having a predefined number of card positions associated with a poker hand, the signal indicating a wager amount, where the credit amount is reduced by the wager amount;

display a result of the first poker game on the display;

evaluate the poker hand of the first poker game to determine first awards associated with the first poker game;

increase the credit amount in memory based on the first awards;

determine if a bonus dice feature is triggered based on the first poker game;

randomly roll at least one die to generate a first dice value outcome when the bonus dice feature is triggered;

end the bonus dice feature when the first dice value outcome is associated with a terminating condition;

associate the first dice value outcome with a first bonus multiplier when the first dice value outcome is not associated with the terminating condition;

receive a signal on the gaming device to initiate a second poker game, the signal indicating a wager amount, where the credit amount is reduced by the wager amount;

select a plurality of cards to present in the card positions of the second poker game to form a poker hand;

display a result of the second poker game on the display;

evaluate the poker hand of the second poker game to determine second awards associated with the second poker game;

multiply any determined second awards for the second poker game with the first bonus multiplier, if any;

increase the credit amount in memory based on the multiplied second awards;

randomly roll the at least one die to generate a second dice value outcome;

end the bonus dice feature when the second dice value outcome is associated with the terminating condition;

associate the second dice value outcome with a second bonus multiplier when the second dice value outcome is not associated with the terminating condition;

receive a signal on the gaming device to initiate a third poker game, the signal indicating a wager amount, where the credit amount is reduced by the wager amount;

select a plurality of cards to present in the card positions of the third poker game to form a poker hand;

display a result of the third poker game on the display;

evaluate the poker hand of the third poker game to determine third awards associated with the third poker game;

multiply any determined third awards for the third poker game with the second bonus multiplier, if any; and

increase the credit amount in memory based on the multiplied third awards.

2. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein multiple dice are used in the bonus dice feature, and wherein the first dice value outcome and second dice value outcome are respectively determined by summing the values of shown on faces of the multiple dice as outcomes.

3. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the first bonus multiplier and the second bonus multiplier are respectively equal to the first dice value outcome and the second dice value outcome.

4. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the first bonus multiplier and the second bonus multiplier are respectively determined by ascertaining predefined multiplier values associated with the first dice value outcome and the second dice value outcome in a table.

5. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to activate an extra life event when a bonus dice feature triggering condition is satisfied during the bonus dice feature.

6. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine if the second dice value outcome is equal to the first dice value outcome; and

modify the second bonus multiplier with a first modifier when the second dice value outcome is equal to the first dice value outcome.

7. The gaming device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine if the second dice value outcome includes identical dice outcomes to the first dice value outcome; and

modify the second bonus multiplier with a second modifier when the second dice value outcome includes identical dice outcomes to the first dice value outcome.

8. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein determining if a bonus dice feature is triggered includes determining if both a predefined card is received in the first poker game outcome and a randomly selected number falls within a predetermined range.

9. A gaming device comprising:

a display;

a user interface;

a memory configured to store a credit amount;

a wager acceptor structured to receive physical currency or physical currency based tickets; and

a processor operable to:

receive a signal from the wager acceptor indicating receipt of physical currency or physical currency based tickets;

increase the credit amount in memory based upon the received signal from the wager acceptor;

receive a signal on the gaming device to initiate a first poker game having a predefined number of card positions associated with a first poker hand and a second poker hand, the signal indicating a wager amount, where the credit amount is reduced by the wager amount;

display results of the first poker hand and the second poker hand for the first poker game on the display;

evaluate the first poker hand and second poker hand of the first poker game to determine first awards associated with the first poker game;

increase the credit amount in memory based on the first awards;

determine if a first bonus dice feature is triggered for the first hand of the first poker game;

determine a first bonus multiplier when the first bonus dice feature is triggered by randomly rolling at least one die to generate a first dice value outcome, and associating the first dice value outcome, if any, with a bonus multiplier;

determine if a second bonus dice feature is triggered for the second hand of the first poker game;

determine a second bonus multiplier when the second bonus dice feature is triggered by randomly rolling at least one die to generate a second dice value outcome, and associating the second dice value outcome, if any, with a bonus multiplier;

receive a signal on the gaming device to initiate a second poker game having a first poker hand and a second poker hand, the signal indicating a wager amount, where the credit amount is reduced by the wager amount;

display results of the first poker hand and the second poker hand for the second poker game on the display;

evaluate the first poker hand of the second poker game to determine second awards associated with the first poker hand of the second poker game;

evaluate the second poker hand of the second poker game to determine third awards associated with the second poker hand of the second poker game;

multiply any second awards by the first bonus multiplier, if any;

multiply any third awards by the second bonus multiplier, if any; and

increase the credit amount in memory based on the multiplied second awards and the multiplied third awards.

10. The gaming device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further operable in each of the first poker game and the second poker game to:

dealing a plurality of cards in the first poker hand to form a first dealt hand on the game display;

receiving signals from the user interface to hold some, all, or none of the first dealt hand;

duplicating any held cards from the first dealt hand to the second hand;

replacing any cards that were not held in the first dealt hand to form a first hand outcome; and

replacing any cards that were not held in the second dealt hand to form a second hand outcome.

11. The gaming device of claim 9 , wherein the first bonus dice feature and second bonus dice feature are played concurrently.