Patent ID: 8574063

Claim:
A method of providing game play via a video gaming device, the method comprising: providing via one or more processors a defined payout amount and a player adjustable payout volatility for the video gaming device; providing via the one or more processors a user interface that enables a player to modify the payout volatility via one or more adjustment levers that enable a player to increase and decrease a frequency of one or more multiple tier wins, the one or more adjustment levers including a first adjustment lever and a second adjustment lever, the first adjustment lever being configured to be disabled based on one or more settings for the second adjustment lever; determining via the one or more processors whether the payout volatility as selected by the player is permissible; and responsive to a determination that the payout volatility as selected by the player is permissible, modifying via the one or more processors the payout volatility while maintaining the defined payout amount.