Patent ID: 8308550

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) maintain data stored for a plurality of wagering events, each of the plurality of wagering events resulting in any one of a plurality of different outcomes including a plurality of different losing outcomes and a plurality of different winning outcomes, each one of the plurality of different winning outcomes associated with one of a payout value and a redistribution value; (b) receive a total wager for a game session over a designated period of time; and (c) display a plurality of the wagering events for the game session and for each of the plurality of the wagering events: (i) determine a portion of the total wager for said wagering event and reduce the total wager by said determined portion of the total wager, (ii) display one of said different outcomes for said wagering event, (iii) if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with one of the redistribution values, increase at least one of the payout values associated with one of the winning outcomes for subsequent wagering events during the game session, said increase based on said redistribution value associated with said displayed winning outcome, and (iv) if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with one of the payout values, provide an award based at least in part on the payout value associated with said displayed winning outcome and the determined portion of the total wager.