Patent ID: 8591319

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input 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, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) identify a player, (b) maintain a balance of an individual account associated with the identified player, (c) upon an occurrence of an account contribution event, add a first amount to the balance of the individual account associated with the identified player, (d) randomly generate one of a plurality of game outcomes in association with a play of a game, (e) display the randomly generated game outcome to the player, (f) determine whether to modify the displayed game outcome, (g) if the determination is not to modify the displayed game outcome: (i) determine if said displayed game outcome is associated with one of a plurality of award values, and (ii) provide any award value associated with the displayed game outcome, and (h) if the determination is to modify the displayed game outcome: (i) distinct from any placement of any wager amount, reduce the balance of the individual account associated with the identified player by a second amount, the second amount being determined separate from any input by the identified player to modify the displayed game outcome, (ii) determine a modified game outcome, said modified game outcome based, at least in part, on the randomly generated game outcome, (iii) display the modified game outcome to the player, (iv) determine if said displayed modified game outcome is associated with one of the plurality of award values, and (v) provide any award value associated with the displayed modified game outcome.