Patent ID: 8206212

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including: at least one display device; at least one input 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 display a game, each play of said game having an average expected payback percentage; and at least one controller configured to communicate with said gaming devices, wherein upon an occurrence of a loyalty award sequence triggering event for a selected one of said gaming devices, the at least one controller is programmed to: (a) determine a theoretical value associated with a loyalty award sequence, said theoretical value being determined distinct from the average expected payback percentage of any of said games of said gaming devices; (b) after determining the theoretical value, determine a number of plays of the game of said selected gaming device for the loyalty award sequence, wherein said number of plays of the game of said selected gaming device is determined based on: (i) a predetermined multiplier to apply to each of said determined number of plays of the game of said selected gaming device, (ii) said determined theoretical value associated with the loyalty award sequence, and (iii) the average expected payback percentage of each play of the game of said selected gaming device; (c) communicate to the selected gaming device information based on the determined number of plays of the game of said selected gaming device; and (d) cause the selected gaming device to display at least one of: (i) the determined number of plays of the game, and (ii) the predetermined multiplier.