A gaming device having a bonus scheme, wherein the player may choose when to play a bonus scheme, so long as the player is qualified to do so. The method of qualifying the player to enter the bonus round connects or links the base game operation of the gaming device with the bonus scheme. The reels of...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7785196?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7785196 - Gaming device having a selectively accessible bonus scheme
