Gaming system and method for providing enhanced wagering opportunities
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- a display device;
a processor; and
a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
responsive to both a credit balance indicated by a credit meter being less than a designated wager amount and a determination to enable a player to wager the credit balance;
reduce the credit meter by the credit balance, andcause the display device to display a play of a game, said play of the game having an average expected payout as if the designated wager amount was wagered on the play of the game; and
responsive to both the credit balance being less than the designated wager amount and a determination to not enable the player to wager the credit balance;
reduce the credit meter by the credit balance, andnot display the play of the game.
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Abstract
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. In one embodiment, the gaming system provides players with one or more enhanced wagering opportunities. One enhanced wagering opportunity enables a player to continue playing one or more primary games at the maximum wager even if the player'"'"'s continued play causes the gaming device'"'"'s credit meter to fall below zero credits. In one such embodiment, after playing one or more maximum wager games which cause the credit meter to drop below zero, the player'"'"'s player tracking account is utilized to cover any amount of credits the gaming device'"'"'s credit meter is below zero.
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a display device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; responsive to both a credit balance indicated by a credit meter being less than a designated wager amount and a determination to enable a player to wager the credit balance; reduce the credit meter by the credit balance, and cause the display device to display a play of a game, said play of the game having an average expected payout as if the designated wager amount was wagered on the play of the game; and responsive to both the credit balance being less than the designated wager amount and a determination to not enable the player to wager the credit balance; reduce the credit meter by the credit balance, and not display the play of the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gaming system server comprising:
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a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; responsive to both a credit balance indicated by a credit meter being less than a designated wager amount and a determination to enable a player to wager the credit balance; reduce the credit meter by the credit balance, and cause a display of a play of a game, said play of the game having an average expected payout as if the designated wager amount was wagered on the play of the game; and responsive to both the credit balance being less than the designated wager amount and a determination to not enable the player to wager the credit balance; reduce the credit meter by the credit balance, and not cause any display of the play of the game. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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responsive to both a credit balance indicated by a credit meter being less than a designated wager amount and a determination to enable a player to wager the credit balance; reducing, by a processor, the credit meter by the credit balance, and causing a display, by a display device, of a play of a game, said play of the game having an average expected payout as if the designated wager amount was wagered on the play of the game; and responsive to both the credit balance being less than the designated wager amount and a determination to not enable the player to wager the credit balance; reducing, by the processor, the credit meter by the credit balance, and not causing any display of the play of the game. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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