Patent ID: 7654897

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game, the wagering game including a game sequence in which a player makes a wager and a wagering game outcome is determined, the method comprising: conducting the wagering game using a gaming apparatus to receive inputs from the player and to generate wagering game outcomes that are communicated to the player, the gaming apparatus including a user interface device configured to receive an input from the player a display device configured to display information or graphics to be viewed by the player, one or more storage devices, and one or more processors configured to execute computer instructions relating to the wagering game; receiving a wager from a player to play the wagering game at the user interface device; transforming the player input into electronic data signals indicative of a wager to play the wagering game; using one of the processors to interpret the wager from the data signals and to, at least in part, cause the recording of a digital representation of the wager in a gaming apparatus storage device; using one of the gaming apparatus processors to cause the display of a visual indication of the wager on the display device; using a gaming apparatus processor to initiate a game sequence of the wagering game on the gaming apparatus, wherein the game sequence includes accumulating bonus points based on a randomly selected outcome in the wagering game; and offering the player a selection of a plurality of player-selectable options to redeem a number of the bonus points at a time selected by the player, the plurality of player-selectable options including: (i) an immediately specified wagering game credit amount and (ii) a bonus game feature for determining a random award greater than, equal to or less than the immediately specified wagering game credit amount.