Gaming system and method of gaming

1. A gaming system comprising:

a display arranged to display a representation of play of the game; and

a game controller arranged to:

select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for play of the game, the set of symbols including at least one special symbol;

control the display to display the plurality of selected symbols;

determine an amount of credit received at the gaming system to initiate play of the game;

vary a probability of the special symbol being selected by the game controller in response to receiving the amount of credit, wherein the probability is varied by adding a plurality of special symbols to the set of symbols in proportion to the amount of credit received;

control the appearance of the at least one special symbol so that the appearance of the at least one special symbol is indicative of the varied probability of winning a prize based on the at least one special symbol,

wherein the gaming system is arranged to control the appearance of the at least one special symbol to vary the appearance of the at least one of the symbols by varying the size of the symbol.

2. A gaming system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the game controller is arranged to vary the probability of winning the prize based on the at least one of the symbols.

3. A gaming system in accordance with claim 2 , the game controller being arranged to vary the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected.

4. A gaming system in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the game controller is arranged to vary the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected by increasing the number of the at least one of the symbols available for selection from the set of symbols.

5. A gaming system in accordance with claim 3 , wherein the game controller is arranged to vary the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected by weighting the selection of the at least one of the symbols from the set of symbols, so that there are more chances of the at least one of the symbols being selected.

6. A gaming system in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the game controller is arranged to vary the probability of winning a prize based on the at least one of the symbols in dependence on the amount of credit bet on the game.

7. A gaming system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the symbols is a jackpot symbol, and the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected is varied in accordance with the amount of credit bet, whereby to vary the probability of winning a jackpot.

8. A gaming system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the game controller is arranged to control the appearance of the at least one of the symbols so that the appearance varies in proportion to a variation in probability of winning the prize.

9. A gaming system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the game controller is arranged to vary the appearance of the at least one of the symbols by varying a number of items in the at least one of the symbols.

10. A method of gaming, comprising:

selecting a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for play of a game, the set of symbols including at least one special symbol;

controlling a display to display the plurality of selected symbols,

determining an amount of credit received at the gaming system to initiate play of the game;

varying a probability of the special symbol being selected by the game controller in response to receiving the amount of credit, wherein the probability is varied by adding a plurality of special symbols to the set of symbols in proportion to the amount of credit received; and

controlling the appearance of the at least one special symbol so that the appearance of the at least one special symbol is indicative of the varied probability of winning a prize based on the at least one special symbol,

wherein controlling the appearance of the at least one of the symbols comprises varying the size of the at least one of the symbols.

11. A method in accordance with claim 10 , further comprising varying the probability of winning the prize based on the at least one of the symbols.

12. A method in accordance with claim 11 , further comprising varying the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected.

13. A method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein varying the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected comprises increasing the number of the at least one of the symbols available for selection from the set of symbols.

14. A method in accordance with claim 12 , wherein varying the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected comprises weighting the selection of the at least one of the symbols from the set of symbols, so that there are more chances of the at least one of the symbols being selected.

15. A method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the probability of winning the prize is varied in dependence upon credit bet on the game.

16. A method in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the at least one of the symbols is a jackpot symbol.

17. A method in accordance with claim 10 , wherein controlling the appearance of the at least one of the symbols comprises varying the appearance of the at least one of the symbols in proportion to a variation in the probability of winning the prize.

18. A method in accordance with claim 10 , wherein controlling the appearance of the at least one of the symbols comprises varying a number of items in the symbol.

19. A tangible computer readable storage medium including a computer program comprising instructions for controlling a computer to implement a gaming system comprising:

a display arranged to display a representation of play of the game; and

a game controller arranged to:

select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for play of the game, the set of symbols including at least one special symbol;

control the display to display the plurality of selected symbols;

determine an amount of credit received at the gaming system to initiate play of the game;

vary a probability of the special symbol being selected by the game controller in response to receiving the amount of credit, wherein the probability is varied by adding a plurality of special symbols to the set of symbols in proportion to the amount of credit received;

control the appearance of the at least one special symbol so that the appearance of the at least one special symbol is indicative of the varied probability of winning a prize based on the at least one special symbol, wherein the game controller is arranged to control the appearance of the at least one special symbol to vary the appearance of the at least one of the symbols by varying the size of the symbol.

20. A game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to control play of a game, and to control a display to display a representation of play of the game, the game controller arranged to:

select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for play of the game, the set of symbols including at least one special symbol;

control the display to display the plurality of selected symbols;

determine an amount of credit received at the gaming system to initiate play of the game;

vary a probability of the special symbol being selected by the game controller in response to receiving the amount of credit, wherein the probability is varied by adding a plurality of special symbols to the set of symbols in proportion to the amount of credit received;

control the appearance of the at least one special symbol so that the appearance of the at least one special symbol is indicative of the varied probability of winning a prize based on the at least one special symbol, wherein the game controller is arranged to control the appearance of the at least one special symbol to vary the appearance of the at least one of the symbols by varying the size of the symbol.

21. A game controller in accordance with claim 20 , arranged to vary the probability of winning the prize based on the at least one of the symbols.

22. A game controller in accordance with claim 21 , arranged to vary the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected.

23. A game controller in accordance with claim 22 , arranged to vary the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected by increasing the number of the at least one of the symbols available for selection from the set of symbols.

24. A game controller in accordance with claim 22 , arranged to vary the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected by weighting the selection of the at least one of the symbols from the set of symbols, so that there are more chances of the at least one of the symbols being selected.

25. A game controller in accordance with claim 21 , arranged to vary the probability of winning a prize based on the at least one of the symbols in dependence on the amount of credit bet on the game.

26. A game controller in accordance with claim 25 , wherein the at least one of the symbols is a Jackpot symbol, and the probability of the at least one of the symbols being selected is varied in accordance with the amount of credit bet, whereby to vary the probability of winning a Jackpot.

27. A game controller in accordance with claim 20 , arranged to control the appearance of the at least one of the symbols so that the appearance varies in proportion to a variation in probability of winning the prize.

28. A game controller in accordance with claim 20 , arranged to vary the appearance of the at least one of the symbols by varying a number of items in the at least one of the symbols.

29. A tangible computer readable storage medium including a computer program, comprising instructions for controlling a computer to implement a game controller for a gaming system, the game controller arranged to control play of a game, and to control a display to display a representation of play of the game, the game controller arranged to:

select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for play of the game, the set of symbols including at least one special symbol;

control the display to display the plurality of selected symbols;

determine an amount of credit received at the gaming system to initiate play of the game;

vary a probability of the special symbol being selected by the game controller in response to receiving the amount of credit, wherein the probability is varied by adding a plurality of special symbols to the set of symbols in proportion to the amount of credit received;

control the appearance of the at least one special symbol so that the appearance of the at least one special symbol is indicative of the varied probability of winning a prize based on the at least one special symbol, wherein the game controller is arranged to control the appearance of the at least one special symbol to vary the appearance of the at least one of the symbols by varying the size of the symbol.