Patent ID: 7997974

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: initiating an automated play mode of a gaming device, wherein: (i) when the automated play mode is initiated, the automated play mode is associated with: (A) a then unknown quantity of a plurality of plays of a primary wagering game, and (B) a then unknown total amount wagered on the unknown quantity of the plurality of plays of the primary wagering game, (ii) each new play of the primary wagering game is commenced after a termination of a prior play of the primary wagering game without receiving any input from a player that requests the new play of the primary wagering game, (iii) said new play of the primary wagering game and said prior play of the primary wagering game are each associated with a distinct wager, and (iv) said new play of the primary wagering game and said prior play of the primary wagering game are each associated with an independently randomly generated outcome; and subsequent to the initiation of the automated play mode and in response to a selection by the player of a review mode of the gaming device, presenting visual information that represents a replay of at least one of the plays of the primary wagering game.