Patent ID: 8187082

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: a display device; an input device; a processor; and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by said processor, cause said processor to operate with said display device and said input device to: (a) receive a first wager in association with a first play of a game, said first play of the game having a first average expected value; (b) for the first play of the game: (i) for each of a first plurality of selections, determine an initial quantity of outcomes from a plurality of different initial quantities of outcomes, said initial quantity of outcomes determined for at least one of said first plurality of selections being greater than one, and said initial quantity of outcomes determined for at least one of said first plurality of selections being different than another initial quantity of outcomes determined for another one of said first plurality of selections; (ii) thereafter, cause one of the first plurality of selections to be picked; (iii) modify the quantity of outcomes associated with said selection picked from said first plurality of selections prior to and independent of another one of said selections of said first plurality of selections being picked; and (iv) repeat steps (ii) to (iii) until the quantity of outcomes associated with at least one of said selections picked from said first plurality of selections is modified to a first designated quantity of outcomes, such that at least one of said selections of said first plurality of selections is pickable a plurality of times; (c) receive a second, different wager in association with a second, different play of the game, said second play of the game having a second, different average expected value; and (d) for the second play of the game: (i) for each of a second plurality of selections, determine an initial quantity of outcomes from the plurality of different initial quantities of outcomes, said initial quantity of outcomes determined for at least one of said second plurality of selections being greater than one, and said initial quantity of outcomes determined for at least one of said second plurality of selections being different than another initial quantity of outcomes determined for another one of said second plurality of selections; (ii) thereafter, cause one of the second plurality of selections to be picked; (iii) modify the quantity of outcomes associated with said selection picked from said second plurality of selections prior to and independent of another one of said selections of said second plurality of selections being picked; and (iv) repeat steps (ii) to (iii) until the quantity of outcomes associated with at least one of said selections picked from said second plurality of selections is modified to a second designated quantity of outcomes, such that at least one of said selections of said second plurality of selections is pickable a plurality of times.