Patent ID: 7507156

Claim:
A method for operating a wagering game comprising: (a) receiving a bet at any one of a plurality of different bet amounts for a play of the wagering game, the received bet satisfying a condition which requires the bet amount to be an amount less than a maximum bet amount and equal to or greater than a threshold bet amount; (b) in response to the received bet satisfying the condition, providing an opportunity to obtain a first award and a second award as a result of the play of the wagering game, the opportunity being available for any bet amount which satisfies the condition: (i) the first award being determinable based on: (x) a first factor applied to the bet amount of the received bet if said bet amount is equal to a first or second one of the bet amounts, the second bet amount being higher than the first bet amount, and (y) a second, different factor applied to the bet amount of the received bet if said bet amount is equal to a third one of the bet amounts, the third bet amount being higher than the second bet amount, the second factor being greater than the first factor; (ii) the second award having a maximum value available for the play of the wagering game; (c) displaying at least one image associated with the opportunity; and (d) indicating the determined first or second award, if any.