Patent ID: 8608549

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: at least one input device, at least one display device configured to display images of a wagering game, including images of a plurality of bet screens, each bet screen comprising a plurality of bet regions, at least one memory device configured to store: payout data corresponding to the plurality of bet regions, wherein the payout data comprises a payout amount for a third bet region that is larger than a payout amount corresponding to a first bet region and smaller than a payout amount corresponding to a second bet region, and image data of the plurality of bet screens, wherein image data of a first bet screen does not comprise the third bet region, and image data of a second bet screen comprises the third bet region, and a processor that executes processing operations of: displaying a bet screen selection screen on the display wherein the bet screen selection screen provides the player the option to select, using the at least one input device, the first bet screen or the second bet screen, displaying the selected first or second bet screen, receiving a bet from the player on at least one of the bet regions displayed on the selected first or second bet screen, extracting payout data corresponding to at least one of the bet regions from the first memory region in a case where it is determined that an award is granted for at least the bet region on which the player bet was received, and granting an award according to the payout data thus extracted.