Patent ID: 8002621

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 stores 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 input device and the at least one display device to, for each play of a game: (a) enable a player to input any one of a plurality of different wager amounts to cause said play of the game, the plurality of different wager amounts including at least a first wager amount and a second wager amount, wherein the game includes: (i) a plurality of symbols; (ii) a plurality of predetermined combinations of the symbols; (iii) a predefined first paytable associated with the first wager amount, wherein the first paytable: (A) has a first average expected payback, and (B) includes a first one of the predetermined combinations of the symbols, said first one of the predetermined combinations of the symbols being associated with a first one of a plurality of award amounts, and (iv) a plurality of predefined second different paytables associated with the second wager amount, wherein each of said second different paytables: (A) is different than the first paytable, and (B) has one of a plurality of second average expected paybacks, wherein at least one of the second different paytables includes the first one of the predetermined combinations of the symbols, said first one of the predetermined combinations of the symbols being associated with a second one of the award amounts, the second one of the award amounts being less than the first one of the award amounts, (b) when the player inputs the first wager amount and not the second wager amount: (i) generate a plurality of the symbols, (ii) determine whether any of the award amounts are associated with the generated symbols based on the first paytable, and (iii) if any of the award amounts are associated with the generated symbols, provide said award amounts to the player, and (c) when the player inputs the second wager amount and not the first wager amount: (i) randomly select one of the second different paytables, (ii) generate a plurality of the symbols, (iii) determine whether any of the award amounts are associated with the generated symbols based on the randomly selected second different paytable, and (iv) if any of the award amounts are associated with the generated symbols, provide said award amounts to the player.