Patent ID: 8758121
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one processor; at least one display device; at least one input device; 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 display device and the at least one input device to: (a) identify a player; (b) enable the identified player to establish a credit balance including an initial quantity of credits; (c) qualify the identified player for an enhanced award opportunity if: (1) the initial quantity of credits of the identified player's credit balance is at least a first designated quantity of credits, and (2) the identified player has qualified for the enhanced award opportunity less than a designated quantity of times within a designated period; (d) qualify the identified player for an award opportunity that is less advantageous for the identified player than the enhanced award opportunity if at least one of: (1) the initial quantity of credits of the identified player's credit balance is not at least the first designated quantity of credits, and (2) the identified player has qualified for the enhanced award opportunity at least the designated quantity of times within the designated period; (e) if the identified player has qualified for the enhanced award opportunity, provide the enhanced award opportunity until the identified player's credit balance is less than a second designated quantity of credits, regardless of whether the identified player's credit balance falls below the first designated quantity of credits; and (f) if the identified player has qualified for the award opportunity, provide the award opportunity until the identified player's credit balance is less than the second designated quantity of credits.