Patent ID: 8465357

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a game controller arranged to facilitate a play of a spinning reel game of chance; and at least one button that allows a player to make a selection of at least one of a plurality of different predefined wager options to thereby identify a selected wager option, the ability of the player to make the selection is independent of any outcome of the spinning reel game of chance, wherein the game controller is arranged to: award the player a first award that has a value that is proportional to a base wager part of the selected wager option; and provide the player with an opportunity to be awarded a second award if the selected wager option comprises an additional wager part, the opportunity is such that the player is not guaranteed to be awarded the second award and the first award is such that the value of the first award is not proportional to the additional wager part, wherein the plurality of different predefined wager options are arranged such that at least one, but not all, of the plurality of different predefined wager options is associated with the additional wager part.