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Gaming device having odds of winning which increase as a player's wager increases

  • US 7,976,378 B2
  • Filed: 04/11/2008
  • Issued: 07/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A gaming system comprising:

  • at least one input device;

    at least one display device;

    at least one processor; and

    at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device, for a play of a game, to;

    (i) accept an input of a wager on a number of a plurality of paylines;

    (ii) after input of the wager, display one of a plurality of different combinations of symbols at a plurality of symbol positions associated with a plurality of reels, wherein the plurality of paylines are each associated with a plurality of the reels;

    (iii) determine if a designated one of the combinations of symbols has been displayed along one of the paylines, wherein for each payline, odds of generating said designated combination of symbols on that payline vary based on the wager per payline; and

    (iv) if said designated combination of symbols has been displayed along a wagered on one of the paylines, initiate a bonus game having a plurality of levels and associated with a bonus award, wherein;

    (a) a first one of the levels has odds contributing to a generation of the bonus award that vary based on the number of paylines wagered on and do not vary based on the wager per payline, and(b) a second one of the levels has odds contributing to the generation of the bonus award that vary based on the wager per payline and do not vary based on the number of paylines wagered on.

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