Patent ID: 7914370

Claim:
A method of gaming comprising acts of: entering a player in a first game session; determining a result of the first game session; calculating a first payout corresponding to the result of the first game session from a payout table including entries for a first payout amount, a second payout amount, and a third payout amount, the first payout amount being greater than the second payout amount, and the second payout amount being greater than the third payout amount; calculating a first number of points corresponding to the result of the first game session from a points table linked to the payout table, there being an inverse relationship between the first number of points and the first payout, a first amount of points corresponding to the first payout amount, a second amount of points corresponding to the second payout amount, and a third amount of points corresponding to the third payout amount, the third amount of points being greater than the second amount of points, and the second amount of points being greater than the first amount of points; providing the player with at least one of the first payout and the first number of points; and providing for the player to redeem points for an increased probability of winning a second game.