Patent ID: 8152629

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: 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: (a) monitor any wagers placed by a player during a time period; (b) determine whether to offer the player a guaranteed quantity of consecutive games played at a predetermined wager placed per game played, wherein: (i) said guaranteed quantity of consecutive games played times the predetermined wager placed per game played exceeds a total value displayed on a credit meter, and (ii) said determination is based on if the monitored wagers placed by the player during the time period meet a predefined criteria for wagers placed during the time period; and (c) if the determination is to offer the player the guaranteed quantity of consecutive games played at the predetermined wager placed per game played: (i) enable the player to accept said offer of the guaranteed quantity of consecutive games at the predetermined wager placed per game, (ii) if the player accepts said offer, display a play of each of the guaranteed quantity of consecutive games, and (iii) thereafter, if the plays of the guaranteed quantity of consecutive games cause the credit meter to display a negative balance, account for the negative balance of the credit meter, wherein said negative balance of the credit meter is accounted for, at least in part, by at least one of a plurality of forms of payment selected from the group consisting of: (A) information received from a player tracking system associated with the player, (B) any determined award amounts associated with any game outcomes generated in any subsequent plays of the game by the player, and (C) an amount from an enhanced wagering opportunity pool.