Patent ID: 8636585

Claim:
A method, comprising: initiating a game of chance in which a first payout table defines first win amounts for selected symbol combinations, for a defined initial wager amount; a gaming apparatus randomly determining at least one symbol of a combination of symbols; the gaming apparatus providing an output indicating the at least one symbol; the gaming apparatus receiving an input signal after providing the output indicating the at least one symbol, the input signal indicating that an additional wager amount is being wagered; in response to the input signal, and prior to randomly determining at least one remaining symbol of the combination of symbols, the gaming apparatus setting another symbol of the combination of symbols equal to the at least one symbol and making adjustments based on the additional wager amount and the at least one symbol to provide a second payout table defining a second win amount for a defined one of the selected symbol combinations and for a total wager amount equal to a sum of the initial and additional wager amounts, the second win amount being not equal to a corresponding one of the first win amounts defined by the first payout table for the defined one of the selected symbol combinations and for the total wager amount; the gaming apparatus randomly determining at least one remaining symbol of the combination of symbols to determine a game result; and the gaming apparatus awarding a prize amount determined by the game result and the second payout table.