Patent ID: 8632385

Claim:
A gaming system for playing at least a first round of a game comprising: a) at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, b) at least one processor which processes instructions from said at least one memory device, calculates an actual probability of winning in a first round of play and in additional rounds of play, and which processes player choices input from at least one input device, c) at least one input device for selecting one of a plurality of interactive regions to the at least one processor, d) a display device for displaying a play area generated by the at least one processor, the play area having an array of the plurality of interactive regions where a player may select one of the plurality of interactive regions for wagering a fixed wager amount using the at least one input device, the plurality of interactive regions being winning regions or losing regions as determined by said at least one processor, wherein when the player selects a winning region in the first round of play the at least one processor: i): increases the actual probability of winning an increased payout in each of the additional rounds of play over the actual probability of winning in each preceding round of play, ii): increases the payout of the preceding round of play in each of the additional rounds of play by the fixed wager amount to obtain the increased payout, iii): presents to the player in each of the additional rounds of play the increased payout, the increased probability of winning the increased payout, and the option for the player to continue to play each of the additional rounds of play, iv): the at least one processor changes the winning regions and the losing regions for each of the additional rounds of play, and wherein when the player selects a losing region, the payout accumulated from each of the rounds of play in the game is lost.