Patent ID: 8360859

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: for each play of a wagering game at a gaming device: causing at least one processor to determine a first credit balance of the gaming device for said play of the game; enabling a player to place a wager amount of the determined first credit balance; causing the at least one processor to determine an outcome for the play of the game; causing the at least one processor to determine a proportional payout multiplier corresponding to the outcome, said proportional payout multiplier determined regardless of any outcome determined for any other play of any other game; causing the at least one processor to determine a second credit balance of the gaming device for said play of the game, the second credit balance comprising a product of the placed wager amount and the determined proportional payout multiplier; and causing the at least one processor to operate with at least one display device to display the determined second credit balance.