Patent ID: 8070576

Claim:
A gaming machine, comprising: a game controller configured to control play of a game in a playing session comprising a plurality of game plays in which a player wagers credits; a display configured to display images of the game, the display being controlled by the game controller; a first credit meter that, under the control of the game controller, keeps an account of unwagered credits which are available to be wagered by the player during the playing session; a bank credit meter that, under the control of the game controller, keeps an account of banked credits which the game controller is configured to prevent the player from wagering in any game play of the playing session, and which the game controller is configured to cause the gaming machine to return to the player only after the termination of the playing session; and a bank button configured to cause the game controller to transfer a number of unwagered credits from the first credit meter to the bank credit meter each time the bank button is actuated during the playing session.