Patent ID: 7803044

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming device including at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, said method comprising: (a) causing at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to provide, for a single play of a game, a first attempt for obtaining any one of a group of awards, the first attempt having a first probability of obtaining one of the awards, said first probability being greater than zero; (b) causing at least one display device to display the first attempt; (c) after displaying the first attempt, for the single play of the game, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to provide a second attempt for obtaining any of the remaining awards from the group: (i) the second attempt having the first probability of obtaining one of the awards if the first attempt does not successfully obtain one of the awards, and (ii) the second attempt having a second probability of obtaining one of the awards if the first attempt successfully obtains one of the awards, said second probability of obtaining one of the awards being different than the first probability of obtaining one of the awards; and (d) causing the at least one display device to display the second attempt.