Patent ID: 8292730

Claim:
A method of gaming, wherein a plurality of games is provided for play on a gaming machine, the method comprising: determining, using a processor, at least one game outcome for each of the plurality of games, the at least one game outcome being associated with a total award; determining, using a processor, a magnitude of the total award associated with the at least one game outcome; modifying, using a processor, the total award after play of each game based on the magnitude of the total award to obtain a modified total award, wherein the modified total award is modified by selecting one of a plurality of predefined multipliers to the total award, the multiplier to be applied selected based on the magnitude of the total award; and awarding the modified total award, wherein modifying further comprises setting a plurality of ranges of total award sizes, assigning different modifications to each range, and modifying the total award in accordance with the modification assigned to the range within which the total award falls.