Patent ID: 8628396

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with at least one display device and at least one input device to: (a) receive an initial indication of a quantity of credits from a player for a play of each of a quantity of at least two games, wherein the quantity of credits of the initial indication is greater than the quantity of games and the initial indication is placed prior to displaying any symbols determined for any of said plays of said games; (b) for each play of the quantity of games, display a partial play of said game including displaying at least one but not all of symbols determined for said play of said game; (c) automatically apply a first amount of at least one credit from the initial indication of credits to each of the displayed partial plays of said games, wherein a sum of all the first amounts of credits is less than the quantity of credits of the initial indication; (d) thereafter, display: (i) for each of the displayed partial plays of said games, an individual probability of said play of the game resulting in a winning outcome; (ii) distinct payout rates for each of the displayed individual probabilities; and (iii) enhanced payout rates for each of the displayed individual probabilities; (e) thereafter, enable the player to select one of the displayed partial plays of said games; (f) automatically apply a second amount of at least one credit from the initial indication of credits on the player selected partial play of the game; (g) for each play of the quantity of games, determine and display a result and any associated award; and (h) if the result of the player selected play of the game is a winning outcome, determine an enhanced payout award according to the enhanced payout rate associated with the player selected play of the game; and causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one display device to display any awards associated with said displayed results for the plays of the games.