in one embodiment , a gaming machine comprises a standard gaming machine portion displaying rotating reels , where the reels are randomly stopped , and an award is based upon the final symbol combination . upon a special symbol combination being obtained in the main game , a secondary game is then carried out by the machine . in one embodiment , the bonus game comprises a display that randomly displays a plurality of possible bonus values . in a second phase of the bonus game , one of the displayed possible bonuses is randomly selected for being paid to the player . many other implementations of a bonus game that randomly generates possible bonuses and randomly selects one of the bonuses for payment to the player are envisioned .