Patent ID: 7335104

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit to generate video images; a value input device; a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a person to make at least one wager, said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a game, said game being one of the following games: video poker, video slots, video keno and video bingo, said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots, said video image comprising an image of a plurality of keno numbers if said game comprises video keno, said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo, said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game, said value payout comprising a plurality of award components, and said controller being programmed to cause an audible explanation to be generated, said audio explanation sequentially explaining how each of said award components contributes to said value payout.