Patent ID: 7740533

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which includes 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, for a play of a wagering game, to: (a) receive a first wager from a player for the play of the wagering game, the wagering game having a predetermined average expected value; (b) generate an intermediate game outcome based on the first wager, the generated intermediate game outcome comprising a first set of symbols; (c) generate one of a plurality of first game outcomes based on the generated intermediate game outcome, the generated first game outcome comprising a second set of symbols and being associated with a first paytable having a plurality of winning outcomes; (d) determine whether a second wager was received from the player for the play of the wagering game; (e) if the second wager was received: (i) generate one of a plurality of second game outcomes based on the generated first game outcome and the second wager, the generated second game outcome comprising a third set of symbols; and (ii) select one of a plurality of different second paytables based, at least in part, on the generated first game outcome, the selected second paytable having at least one of but less than all of the plurality of winning outcomes of the first paytable, wherein the predetermined average expected value of the wagering game remains unchanged regardless of which of the plurality of different second paytables is selected; (f) if the generated second game outcome corresponds to one of the winning outcomes of the selected second paytable, provide a first award based on the second wager; and (g) if the generated second game outcome does not correspond to one of the winning outcomes of the selected second paytable and the generated first game outcome corresponds to one of the winning outcomes of the first paytable, provide a second, different award based on the first wager.