Patent ID: 8568219

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: receiving a payment for a plurality of distinct plays of a wagering game associated with a flat rate play session, the payment being equal to a first monetary value and the payment being received prior to any generation of any wagering game outcomes for the plurality of distinct plays of the wagering game; causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to set an initial balance of credits available for wagering on the plurality of distinct plays of the wagering game to a first number of credits, the first number of credits being equal to a second monetary value that is different from the first monetary value; causing at least one display device to display the balance of credits; and after receiving the payment for the plurality of distinct play of the wagering game, for each of the plurality of distinct plays of the wagering game associated with the flat rate play session: (i) causing a wager to be placed on said play of the wagering game, (ii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to generate one of a plurality of wager game outcomes, (iii) causing the at least one display device to display the generated wagering game outcome, (iv) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine any monetary award associated with the generated wagering game outcome, and (v) causing the at least one display device to display any determined monetary award.