Gaming system and method configured to change the odds of a player obtaining a winning game outcome or a designated game outcome for a play of a game without changing the paytable of the game
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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 which stores 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 display device and the at least one input device to;
(a) upon placement of a wager, provide a play of a game including a plurality of symbols;
(b) determine a first game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a first random determination and a first paytable;
(c) determine a second game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a second random determination and a second paytable;
(d) determine if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is a designated game outcome, and display a single game outcome for the play of the game, wherein if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the designated game outcome, andif neither of the first game outcome and the second game outcome are the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the first game outcome;
(e) determine if any award from a plurality of awards is associated with said displayed single game outcome; and
(f) display an indication of any determined award associated with the displayed single game outcome.
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Abstract
A gaming system and method that enables the odds of obtaining a winning outcome or a designated outcome for a play of a game to change without modifying the paytable of the game. The gaming system makes a first determination using a first processor based on a paytable of a game. The gaming system makes a second determination using a second processor, where the second determination may be based, at least in part, on the wager amount. The gaming system displays a single game outcome to the player and either provides the player with the highest award resulting from the determinations or any awards resulting from the determinations.
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21 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores 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 display device and the at least one input device to; (a) upon placement of a wager, provide a play of a game including a plurality of symbols; (b) determine a first game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a first random determination and a first paytable; (c) determine a second game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a second random determination and a second paytable; (d) determine if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is a designated game outcome, and display a single game outcome for the play of the game, wherein if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the designated game outcome, and if neither of the first game outcome and the second game outcome are the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the first game outcome; (e) determine if any award from a plurality of awards is associated with said displayed single game outcome; and (f) display an indication of any determined award associated with the displayed single game outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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causing at least one processor to operate with at least one input device and at least one display device to; (a) upon placement of a wager, provide a play of a game including a plurality of symbols; (b) determine a first game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a first random determination and a first paytable; (c) determine a second game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a second random determination and a second paytable; (d) determine if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is a designated game outcome, and display a single game outcome for the play of the game, wherein if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the designated game outcome, and if neither of the first game outcome and the second game outcome are the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the first game outcome; and (e) determine if any award from a plurality of awards is associated with said displayed single game outcome; and causing the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device to display an indication of any determined award associated with the displayed single game outcome. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to:
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(a) upon placement of a wager, provide a play of a game including a plurality of symbols; (b) determine a first game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a first random determination and a first paytable; (c) determine a second game outcome for said play of said game, said determination based on a second random determination and a second paytable; (d) determine if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is a designated game outcome, and display a single game outcome for the play of the game, wherein if at least one of the first game outcome and the second game outcome is the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the designated game outcome, and if neither of the first game outcome and the second game outcome are the designated game outcome, the displayed single game outcome is the first game outcome; (e) determine if any award from a plurality of awards is associated with said displayed single game outcome; and (f) display an indication of any determined award associated with the displayed single game outcome. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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