Patent ID: 9679433
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A method of playing a game on a gaming machine having a game controller, a non-transitory memory having data indicative of a plurality of symbols, a wager input, and a display, the method comprising: determining via the game controller if a first wager has been placed at the wager input for said game; displaying on the display via the game controller and the non-transitory memory at least one first game outcome having a plurality of first symbols of the plurality of symbols: determining via the game controller whether to award a first prize based on the at least one first game outcome; determining via the game controller if a second wager in addition to the first wager has been placed at the wager input; and (i) in response to receipt of both the first wager and the second wager, displaying on the display via the game controller and the non-transitory memory a second game outcome having at least one symbol of the plurality of symbols, said at least one symbol being separate from said first symbols and determining via the game controller whether to award a second prize based on said second game outcome; and (ii) in response to receipt of the first wager and not the second wager, determining via the game controller independently of the first game outcome and the second game outcome, whether to award said second prize including determining a number of chances to award said second prize based on the amount of the first wager.