Patent ID: 8662999

Claim:
A method of gaming in which a plurality of games is provided for play on a gaming machine, the method comprising: determining, using a processor, at least one game outcome for each of the plurality of games, the at least one game outcome to be associated with a total award; determining, using the processor, a magnitude of the total award associated with the at least one game outcome; modifying, using the processor, the total award based on a magnitude of the total award to obtain a modified total award, wherein the modified total award is to be modified by selecting one of a plurality of predefined multipliers to the total award, wherein the multiplier to be applied is to be selected based on the magnitude of the total award, wherein modifying further comprises setting a plurality of ranges of total award size, assigning a different modification to each range and modifying the total award in accordance with the modification assigned to the range within which the total award falls; selectively operating the gaming machine in a first mode in which said modifying increases a volatility of the game, and in a second mode in which said modifying decreases the volatility of the game, wherein, in the first mode, respective values of the different modifications are proportional to the plurality of ranges of total award sizes, and wherein, in the second mode, respective values of the different modifications are inversely proportion to the plurality of ranges of total award sizes; and facilitating awarding of the modified total award.