Patent ID: 7878896

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising: receiving a payment from a player; generating a monetary credit value corresponding to the received payment; causing at least one display device to display the monetary credit value as a displayed set of at least one virtual token; causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to associate a use number with each virtual token, the use number associated with each virtual token being: (i) associated with a number of times said virtual token has been bet in a play of a game without being lost, and (ii) distinct from any monetary credit value currently associated with said virtual token; identifying at least one virtual token for betting; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a play outcome; and on the basis of the play outcome: (i) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to update the set of at least one virtual token, and (ii) causing the at least one display device to display the updated set of at least one virtual token.