Patent ID: 7934991

Claim:
A method of operating a wager gaming machine, the method comprising: receiving, via a first input mechanism coupled to the wager gaming machine, information used to credit an amount of restricted credits available on the wager gaming machine, wherein the restricted credits cannot be cashed out of the wager gaming machine for full face value; displaying to a display device coupled to the wager gaming machine the amount of available restricted credits; displaying to the display device coupled to the wager gaming machine an amount of cashable credits available on the wager gaming machine; receiving, via a second input mechanism coupled to the wager gaming machine, an indication of a wager on a wager game from a player of the wager gaming machine, said wager comprising at least one cashable credit and at least one restricted credit, wherein the available cashable credits are used to fulfill the wager only after all of the available restricted credits are used to fulfill the wager; generating an outcome in response to receiving the wager; and awarding an award of cashable credits, restricted credits, or a mixture thereof as defined by a paytable in response to the outcome.