Patent ID: 8342952

Claim:
A method for playing a game with a gaming machine, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a signal indicating an instruction of starting a game; (b) starting the game; (c) executing the game; (d) displaying a plurality of symbols on a display device; (e) each time a predetermined symbol or a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on the display device as a result of the game, adding a predetermined point to a cumulative point; (f) if the cumulative point has reached a threshold, performing a lottery to determine a specific combination of symbols to which an increased award is applied; (g) setting the increased award for the specific combination of symbols to be larger than a normal award that is paid when the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device before the cumulative point reaches the threshold; and (h) if the specific combination of symbols is displayed on the display device, paying the increased award.