Patent ID: 8066561

Claim:
An electronic gaming apparatus comprising: a processor; a source of random gaming values; an input device; a display device; wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions to perform the following operations after receipt of a player wager: obtaining and recording a first random value from the source of random gaming values and a second random value from the source of random gaming values; comparing each successive random value to an immediate prior random value wherein each value is compared to the immediate prior value; if said comparison is of a predetermined nature, incrementing a running total by one and obtaining another random value; if said comparison is not of a predetermined nature or a predetermined maximum running total has been reached, ending the game and comparing a final running total to a pre-established pay table; and if the comparison of the second random value to the first random value is of a predetermined nature, paying the player an award based on the player wager using said pay table, wherein the award is determined based on the final running total.