Patent ID: 8790177

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, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to: (a) enable a player to place a wager to play a primary game; (b) enable the player to redeem any accumulated community game entries, each accumulated community game entry associated with a deferral of a play of a community game; (c) if the player redeems a first accumulated community game entry for a first deferred play of the community game associated with a first paytable having a first average expected payout: (i) determine, based at least in part on the first paytable, a first community game award, and (ii) provide the determined first community game award to the player; and (d) if the player redeems a second, different accumulated community game entry for a second, different deferred play of the community game associated with a second, different paytable having a second, different average expected payout: (i) determine, based at least in part, on the second paytable, a second community game award, and (ii) provide the determined second community game award to the player.