Gaming system including multiple wager selectors and dynamic theoretical payback percentage display

Abstract

Systems and methods of gaming that provide the user with increased wagering within a specific game of chance. Multiple wager selectors each having a specific value ed therewith provide the user with a wide range of wager amounts that may be placed on gaming device. As the user's current wager increases or decreases, a theoretical percentage is displayed to the user.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of allowing a player to select a wager amount to be made on a gaming device, comprising: 
 (a) providing a first wager selector having a first value;    (b) providing a second wager selector having a second value different from said first value;    (c) incrementing a wager amount for the player by said first value each time said first wager selector is selected by the player; and    (d) incrementing the wager amount for the player by said second value each time said second wager selector is selected by the player.    
     
     
         2 . A method as set forth in  claim 1 , including the steps of: 
 (e) decrementing the wager amount by said first value each time said first wager selector is selected by the player in a decrement mode of said first wager selector; and    (f) decrementing the wager amount by said second value each time said second wager selector is selected by the player in a decrement mode of said second wager selector.    
     
     
         3 . A method as set forth in  claim 1 , including the step of disabling said first wager selector to prevent step (c) from occurring when the wager amount has a predetermined value.  
     
     
         4 . A method as set forth in  claim 2 , including the step of disabling said first wager selector to prevent step (c) or step (e) from occurring when the wager amount has a predetermined value.  
     
     
         5 . A method as set forth in  claim 1 , including the step of displaying the wager amount in the value of the currency accepted by the gaming device.  
     
     
         6 . A method as set forth in  claim 1 , including the steps of: 
 (e) varying the theoretical payback percentage of the gaming device dependent on the wager amount selected by the player; and    (f) displaying to the player the theoretical payback percentage for each wager amount selected by the player.    
     
     
         7 . A method as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein step (e) comprises varying the theoretical payback percentage in a manner to increase the theoretical payback percentage substantially consistently with increases in the wager amount.  
     
     
         8 . A method of operating a gaming device in which a player can select at least first and second different wager amounts, comprising: 
 (a) providing a first theoretical payback percentage for the device when said first wager amount is selected by the player;    (b) providing a second theoretical payback percentage for the device when said second wager amount is selected by the player, said second theoretical payback percentage being different from said first theoretical payback percentage; and    (c) displaying to the player said first theoretical payback percentage when said first wager amount is selected and said second theoretical payback percentage when said second wager amount is selected.    
     
     
         9 . In a method of operating a gaming device, the steps of: 
 (a) providing separate first and second wager selectors having respective first and second values assigned thereto different from one another;    (b) incrementing a wager amount selected by a player of the device by said first value each time the player selects said first wager selector and by said second value each time the player selects said second wager selector, wherein each selector can be selected a plurality of times to effect a final wager amount;    (c) providing different theoretical payback percentages for the gaming device for each different wager amount selected by the player; and    (d) displaying to the player the theoretical payback percentage for each wager amount selected by the player.    
     
     
         10 . The invention of  claim 9 , including the steps of: 
 (e) decrementing the wager amount by said first value each time the player selects said first wager selector in a decrement mode thereof, and    (f) decrementing the wager amount by said second value each time the player selects said second wager selector in a decrement mode thereof.    
     
     
         11 . The invention of  claim 10 , including the step of displaying to the player the wager amount in the value of the currency accepted by the gaming device.  
     
     
         12 . A gaming device allowing a player to select a wager amount, comprising: 
 (a) a first wager selector having a first value;    (b) a second wager selector having a second value different from said first value;    (c) means for incrementing a wager amount for the player by said first value each time the player selects said first wager selector; and    (d) means for incrementing the wager amount for the player by said second value each time the player selects said second wager selector.    
     
     
         13 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein: 
 said first and second wager selectors each has an increment mode and a decrement mode;    said means for incrementing a wager amount by said first value is active only in the increment mode of said first wager selector;    said means for incrementing a wager amount by said second value is active only in the increment mode of said second wager selector;    said first wager selector is operable to decrement the wager amount by said first value each time the player selects said first wager selector in the decrement mode thereof; and    said second wager selector is operable to decrement the wager amount by said second value each time the player selects said second wager selector in the decrement mode thereof.    
     
     
         14 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein said first wager selector is disabled when the wager amount is above a predetermined value.  
     
     
         15 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 12 , including a display for displaying the wager amount in the value of the currency accepted by the gaming device.  
     
     
         16 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein different theoretical payback percentages are applicable to different wager amounts, and including: 
 a display visible to the player visually displaying to the player the theoretical payback percentage applicable to each different wager amount selected by the player.    
     
     
         17 . In a gaming device in which a player can select at least first and second different wager amounts, a first theoretical payback percentage is assigned to a game played with said first wager amount, and a second theoretical payback percentage is assigned to a game played with said second wager amount, said second theoretical payback percentage being different from said first theoretical payback percentage, the improvement comprising: 
 (a) a visual display visible to the player; and    (b) means for displaying on said display said first theoretical payback percentage when the player selects said first wager amount and said second theoretical payback percentage when the player selects said second wager amount.    
     
     
         18 . A gaming device in which a player can select a wager amount and the device has different theoretical payback percentages for different wager amounts, comprising: 
 (a) separate first and second wager selectors having respective first and second values assigned thereto different from one another;    (b) said first wager selector having an increment mode wherein a wager amount for the player is incremented by said first value each time said first wager selector is selected by the player and a decrement mode wherein the wager amount is decremented by said first value each time said first wager selector is selected by the player;    (c) said second wager selector having an increment mode wherein the wager amount is incremented by said second value each time said second wager selector is selected by the player and a decrement mode wherein the wager amount is decremented by said second value each time said second wager selector is selected by the player; and    (d) a visual display on which the theoretical payback percentages are displayed to the player for different wager amounts selected by the player.    
     
     
         19 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 18 , including a display for displaying to the player the wager amount that is selected in the value of the currency accepted by the gaming device.  
     
     
         20 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 18 , wherein said first wager selector is disabled when the wager amount exceeds a predetermined amount.  
     
     
         21 . A method of operating a gaming device in which a player can select a plurality of different wager amounts, comprising: 
 displaying payback percentage information to said player; and    permitting said payback percentage information to change relative to the selected amount to be wagered by said player.    
     
     
         22 . The invention as in  claim 21 , including the step of increasing the payback percentage being displayed upon said player increasing the selected amount of the wager.  
     
     
         23 . The invention as in  claim 21 , including the step of decreasing the payback percentage being displayed upon said player decreasing the selected amount of the wager.  
     
     
         24 . Gaming device in which a player playing said gaming device may select a plurality of different wager amounts, said device comprising: 
 means for displaying payback percentage information to said player; and    means for displaying payback percentage information that changes relative to the selected amount to be wagered by said player.    
     
     
         25 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 24 , including means for increasing the payback percentage being displayed upon said player increasing the selected amount of the wager.  
     
     
         26 . A gaming device as set forth in  claim 24 , including: 
 means for decreasing the payback percentage being displayed upon said player decreasing the selected amount of the wager.