Wagering game with enhanced payline-ordering feature

1 . A method of playing a wagering game at a gaming terminal, said wagering game having a plurality of reels composed of a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of said wagering game that has been selected from a plurality of outcomes, comprising:

receiving a first wager input that is associated with a first group of paylines that indicate said randomly selected outcome from left-to-right;

providing an option for inputting a second wager input, said second wager input associated with a second group of paylines that indicate said randomly selected outcome from right-to-left, said second wager input is not equal to said first wager input;

conducting said wagering game;

awarding an award for at least one winning combination of said plurality of symbols along said first group of paylines that indicate said randomly selected outcome from left-to-right; and

awarding an award for at least one winning combination of said plurality of symbols along said second group of paylines that indicate said randomly selected outcome from right-to-left if said option has been chosen.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said first group of paylines is the same as said second group of paylines.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said second wager input associated with said second group of paylines is less than said first wager input associated with said first group of paylines.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said second wager input associated with said second group of paylines is greater than said first wager input associated with said first group of paylines.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of paylines in said first group of paylines is greater than the number of paylines in said second group of paylines.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of paylines in said first group of paylines is less than the number of paylines in said second group of paylines.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said option for inputting said second wager input is only selectable in response to a player inputting said first wager input that is equal to a maximum value for a payline within said first group of paylines.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein said option is only selectable in response to said player selecting all of said paylines within said first group of paylines and said first wager input is equal to a maximum value for all paylines in said first group of paylines.

9 . A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising:

a display for displaying a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of said wagering game, said display displaying at least one payline;

a controller coupled to said display and operative to receive a first wager input and a second wager input, said first wager input allowing a player to achieve winning combinations arranged left-to-right on said payline and said second wager input allowing a player to achieve winning combinations arranged right-to-left on said payline; and

wherein said second wager input is less than said first wager input.

10 . The gaming terminal of claim 9 , further comprising a player-selectable input device coupled to said controller for inputting said second wager input.

11 . The gaming terminal of claim 10 , wherein said player-selectable input device for inputting said second wager input is only actuatable in response to a player inputting said first wager input that is equal to a maximum value for said payline.

12 . The gaming terminal of claim 9 , wherein said winning combinations arranged right-to-left or left-to-right on said payline include at least three symbols arranged in consecutive order.

13 . The gaming terminal of claim 9 , wherein one of said winning combinations includes symbols arranged in consecutive order on each reel along said payline such that said left-to-right arrangement and said right-to-left arrangement are winning combinations.

14 . The gaming terminal of claim 13 , wherein a player is awarded a first award based on said left-to-right arrangement of symbols and a second award based on said right-to-left arrangement of symbols.

15 . The gaming terminal of claim 13 , wherein a player is awarded a first award based on said left-to-right arrangement of symbols and a chance for a bonus award based on said right-to-left arrangement of symbols.

16 . A method for conducting a wagering game, comprising:

providing said wagering game at a gaming terminal, said wagering game capable of receiving a first wager input and a second wager input;

receiving said first wager input and said second wager input wherein said second wager input is less than said first wager input;

displaying a combination of symbols, said combination of symbols capable of being read from left-to-right and right-to-left along at least one payline; and

wherein said first wager input is associated with symbols read from left-to-right and said second wager input is associated with symbols read from right-to-left.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein said second wager input can only be received if said first wager input is equal to a maximum value.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising awarding a first award based on said symbols being read from left-to-right.

19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising awarding a second award based on said symbols being read from right-to-left.

20 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising awarding a first award based on said symbols being read from left-to-right and awarding a second award based on said symbols being read from right-to-left, said second award being a chance to win a bonus award.