Patent ID: 8870646

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) for at least one play of a game: (i) receive a wager placed by a player, (ii) determine a game outcome, (iii) display the determined game outcome, (iv) determine any award package associated with the determined game outcome, said award package including at least a vested award, and (v) display any determined award package associated with the determined game outcome, and (b) if a cash out event occurs: (i) determine if any non-vested award is associated with the player, and (ii) if any non-vested award is associated with the player: (A) determine a first value of the non-vested award associated with the player, and (B) provide the player the determined first value of the non-vested award.