The present invention provides a gaming device having a bonus scheme wherein
an accumulator accumulates bonus re-triggering symbols until a pre-determined number
of bonus re-triggering symbols are obtained by the player in the bonus game. The
accumulated bonus re-triggering symbols are preferably the same symbol. In one
embodiment, the bonus re-triggering symbols in the bonus game are the same symbol
as the bonus triggering symbols in the primary game. In another embodiment, the
bonus re-triggering symbols in the bonus game are different symbols than the bonus
trigger symbols in the primary game. The bonus scheme of the present invention
is preferably employed in conjunction with one or more other re-trigger bonus schemes.
In another embodiment, the accumulator is employed as a bonus re-triggering event
in the bonus game.