Patent ID: 8485888

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display 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) enable a player to place one of a plurality of different wagers to play a primary game, wherein: (i) each of the plurality of different wagers is associated with a different probability of triggering a bonus game and at least one of a plurality of different numbers of paylines, wherein at least one of the plurality of different numbers of paylines is associated with at least two different wagers, and (ii) a plurality of the different probabilities are non-linearly related to a plurality of the different wagers; (b) determine if the placed wager is above a designated amount; (c) display a play of said primary game, wherein: (i) if the wager is not above the designated amount, the play of the primary game has a first one of the probabilities of triggering the bonus game, said first probability being greater than zero, and (ii) if the wager is above the designated amount, the play of the primary game has a second one of the probabilities of triggering the bonus game, said second probability being greater than said first probability; (d) display a primary game outcome for the play of the primary game; (e) display any awards associated with the displayed primary game outcome; (f) determine if the bonus game is triggered based on the play of the primary game; and (g) if the bonus game is triggered: (i) display a play of the bonus game, (ii) display a bonus game outcome, and (iii) display any awards associated with the displayed bonus game outcome.