Patent ID: 7850522

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: causing a gaming device processor to randomly determine, based on a first random number, a first random outcome for a first game play of a primary game conducted at a gaming device, wherein the first game play is initiated in response to receiving, from a player, a first initiation signal and a first wager; causing the gaming device processor to determine a first payout value associated with the first random outcome, wherein the first payout value is based on a probability of obtaining the first random outcome and the first wager; after the determination of the first payout value, causing the gaming device processor to determine, based on a second random number, a second random outcome for a second game play of the primary game conducted at the gaming device, wherein the second game play is initiated in response to receiving, from the player, a second initiation signal and a second wager, the receipt of said second wager being independent of the first payout value; and causing the gaming device processor to determine a second payout value associated with the second random outcome, wherein an amount of the second payout value is based on an amount of the first payout value.