Patent ID: 8500546

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, comprising: for at least one wagered on play of a wagering game: (i) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to determine a wagering game outcome, (ii) causing at least one display device to display the determined wagering game outcome to a player, (iii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine, based on a first paytable, any awards associated with the determined wagering game outcome, and (iv) causing the at least one display device to display any determined awards to the player; causing the at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to calculate a speed of play associated with the at least one wagered on play of the wagering game; causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to replace the first paytable with a second different paytable based on the calculated speed of play; and for the at least one wagered on play of the wagering game: (i) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine, based on the second, different paytable, any awards associated with the determined wagering game outcome, and (ii) causing the at least one display device to display any determined awards to the player.