Patent ID: 8628400

Claim:
A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game in which a game outcome is randomly selected from a plurality of possible game outcomes, the plurality including a first outcome and a second outcome, the first outcome comprising one or more designated symbols and having a corresponding first supplemental award, the second outcome comprising one or more different designated symbols and having a corresponding second, smaller supplemental award, the first and second outcomes having a first frequency of occurrence and a second, higher frequency of occurrence, respectively, the gaming system comprising: one or more input devices; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to: receive an input, via at least one of the one or more input devices, indicative of a wager from a player to initiate the wagering game; randomly select a game outcome of the plurality of possible game outcomes; in response to the first outcome occurring in the selected game outcome, trigger a first supplemental-award-determination having a first probability of awarding the first supplemental award; and in response to the second outcome occurring in the selected game outcome, trigger a second supplemental-award-determination having a second, lower probability of awarding the second, smaller supplemental award.