Patent ID: 8342954

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system including a plurality of gaming devices configured to communicate with a controller, said method comprising: (a) initiating a play of a wagering game for a plurality of players including at least two players, wherein said play of the wagering game is associated with a value; (b) providing a plurality of opportunities at which designated bets can be made in said play of the wagering game, wherein each of said opportunities includes: (i) enabling a first one of the players to make one of said designated bets, (ii) if said first one of the players makes one of said designated bets, enabling a second one of the players to accept or reject the designated bet made by the first one of the players, (iii) if the second one of the players accepts the designated bet made by the first one of the players, increasing the value associated with the play of the wagering game and enabling each of the players to continue participating in said play of the wagering game, and (iv) if the second one of the players rejects the designated bet made by the first one of the players, not increasing the value associated the play of the wagering game and enabling each of the players to continue participating in said play of the wagering game; and (c) after a final one of said opportunities, determining which of the players participating in the play of the wagering game is a winning player and providing an award to the winning player based on the value associated with the play of the wagering game after said final one of the opportunities.