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Gaming system and gaming device with wager dependent payback

Gaming system and gaming device with wager dependent payback description/claims

This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/891,227, filed Feb. 23, 2007, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.

The present invention relates to gaming systems and devices and in particular to gaming systems and devices providing gaming outcomes determined by pay tables.

Gaming devices such as slot machines are common in gaming establishments. The mechanism of playing a slot machine is well known. A player places a wager in respect of a single gaming event. In modern slot machines, the single gaming event is typically the generation of a random number that is compared against a pay table to determine if the single gaming event produced a winning outcome. A winning outcome will pay a multiple of the wager with the multiple being dependent on the probability of that winning outcome.

Despite different slot machines having different themes, they generally have a similar look and feel. Therefore, gaming devices will tend to be more successful if they have some point of difference over other gaming machines. One point of difference is the level of player interaction with the gaming machine. However, current gaming machines have very little capacity to allow players to set many of the parameters of play, with the exception of the wager amount.

The various embodiments of the present invention may, but do not necessarily, achieve one or more of the following advantages:

the ability to vary a pay table once a wager is placed;

provide a variable payback dependent on a wager placed;

provide increased incentive for a player to wager a higher wager amount;

provide greater rewards to a player that wagers a higher wager amount;

provide increased win frequency to a player that wagers a higher wager amount;

provide increased prize multiples to a player that wagers a higher amount; and

provide greater revenues to a gaming operator.

These and other advantages may be realized by reference to the remaining portions of the specification, claims, and abstract.

In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a gaming system in which at least one gaming device is configured to allow a player to place a wager and play a game. Wager dependent pay table information is stored in a memory. A processor determines an active pay table using a wager placed by a player and the wager dependent pay table information. The gaming system is configured to determine a game outcome using the active pay table.

In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a gaming device having means allowing a player to place a wager and play a game. The gaming device has means for determining a pay table dependent on at least one wager and means for determining a game outcome using the pay table.

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