Patent ID: 8033904

Claim:
A method of enabling a player to play a regulated gaming machine configured as a regulated video poker game, the regulated gaming machine including a processor and a player activated pointing device, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a video poker pay table that includes a plurality of payouts for a corresponding plurality of poker hands on which the player may place a bet; displaying a plurality of betting chips; selecting, using the player activated pointing device, a first betting chip of the displayed plurality of betting chips; placing the selected first betting chip, using the player activated pointing device, on a first selected poker hand of the displayed video poker pay table; selecting, using the player activated pointing device, a second betting chip of the displayed plurality of betting chips; placing the selected second betting chip, using the player activated pointing device, on a second selected poker hand of the displayed video poker pay table, the second selected poker hand being different from the first selected poker hand; randomly dealing a plurality of cards using the processor; displaying at least one of the dealt plurality of cards face up; rewarding the player according to the selected first betting chip if the displayed cards collectively form the first selected poker hand and rewarding the player according to the selected second betting chip if the displayed cards collectively form the second selected poker hand.