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App. No. 11/428,720

GAMING DEVICE METHOD AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING MODIFIED PAYOUTS

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App. No.
11/428,720
Abstract

The invention includes a system and method for a gaming device to determine when to offer a player an opportunity to play using a “jackpot only” pay table. The player may choose to accept the gaming device's offer to switch from using a conventional pay table to using a pay table that only pays top payout amounts. Play with a jackpot only pay table may only require a small wager amount as compared to play with a conventional pay table. Play with a jackpot only pay table may be automated to generate outcomes quickly to allow a player to relatively inexpensively avoid spending time playing a gaming device perceived to be in a “cold period.”

Claims (5)

1 . A method comprising:

determining whether to offer a player of a gaming device a choice to switch the gaming device from using a first payout table to using a second payout table, wherein the second payout table consists exclusively of winning outcomes that pay only jackpots and losing outcomes that pay nothing;

presenting the offer to the player based on the determining; and

receiving an election from the player to switch the gaming device from using the first payout table to using the second payout table.

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