Patent ID: 9483915
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the gaming system including an electronic gaming machine having a processor primarily dedicated to playing at least one casino wagering game on a game display, the electronic gaming machine further including an electronic display device and at least one input device, the method comprising: detecting, via the at least one input device, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance; displaying an electronic reel simulation of a wagering game on the game display, the electronic reel simulation including a multiple reel array; accepting a user input, via the at least one input device, indicating a selected play option from a plurality of play options based on a wager amount, wherein all play options of the plurality of play options enable all displayed positions of the multiple reel array to be considered in winning outcomes; initiating the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance; determining, by the processor, a game outcome and causing the game outcome to be presented on the game display, the game outcome comprising a plurality of game symbols for the displayed positions of the multiple reel array; determining, by the processor, if one or more winning combinations of the game symbols is presented on the game display, wherein a number of possible winning combinations is fixed across all play options; determining, by the processor, a payout responsive to the one or more winning combinations and an appearance of a substitute multiplier symbol as one of the plurality of game symbols, wherein the substitute multiplier symbol includes a multiplier having a multiplier value correlated to the selected play option such that the multiplier value increases as the wager amount increases for the selected play option; multiplying, by the processor, the payout by the multiplier value for winning combinations in which the substitute multiplier symbol is present; and receiving, via the at least one input device a cashout input that initiates the payout from the credit balance.