Wagering game system with player rewards

1. A gaming system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to perform the operations of:

awarding a plurality of points to a player;

receiving a wager to initiate a wagering game on the gaming system;

randomly selecting a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes; and

in response to redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, accessing wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without the redemption of points at a second time instance, wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first time instance by the redemption of points.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the awarding is responsive to one or more wagering games being played by the player.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the awarding includes awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate if the player is a member of a player club than if the player is not a member of the player club.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wagering game content is selected from a group consisting of a wagering game; an episode of an episodic wagering game; a bonus game triggered during play of an underlying wagering game; a community game; and a progressive jackpot game.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the accessing is further responsive to receiving an indication that the player is a member of a player club.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the gaming system to perform the operation of conducting a wagering game with the accessed wagering game content.

8. A computer-implemented method of conducting wagering games on a wagering game system, the wagering game system including one or more wager input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a wagering game on the wagering game system;

randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes;

awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, a plurality of points to a player; and

in response to redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, accessing, via at least one of the one or more processors, wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without the redemption of points at a second time instance, wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first time instance by the redemption of points.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the awarding is responsive to one or more wagering games being played by the player.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the awarding includes awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate if the player is a member of a player club than if the player is not a member of the player club.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the wagering game content is being selected from a group consisting of a wagering game; an episode of an episodic wagering game; a bonus game triggered during play of an underlying wagering game; a community game; and a progressive jackpot game.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications.

13. One or more physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, via at least one of one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a wagering game on a wagering game system;

randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes;

awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, a plurality of points to a player; and

in response to redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, accessing, via at least one of the one or more processors, wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without redemption of points at a second time instance, wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first time instance by the redemption of points.

14. The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , wherein the awarding is responsive to one or more wagering games being played by the player.

15. The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 14 , wherein the awarding includes awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate if the player is a member of a player club than if the player is not a member of the player club.

16. The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , wherein the wagering game content is selected from a group consisting of a wagering game; an episode of an episodic wagering game; a bonus game triggered during play of an underlying wagering game; a community game; and a progressive jackpot game.

17. The physical machine-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 13 , wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications.

18. A computer-implemented method of conducting wagering games on a wagering game system, the wagering game system including one or more wager input devices, one or more display devices, and one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a wager to initiate a wagering game on the wagering game system;

randomly selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes;

awarding, via at least one of the one or more processors, a plurality of points to a player, the awarding including awarding the plurality of points to the player at a faster rate than to a player that is not a member of the player club; and

accessing, via at least one of the one or more processors, wagering game content at a first time instance prior to the wagering game content being made available without the redemption of points at a second time instance, the accessing being in response to

(i) redemption of a predetermined number of the points by the player, and

(ii) receiving an indication that the player is a member of a player club;

wherein the wagering game content is only available at the first tine instance by the redemption of points.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the awarding is responsive to a game-play condition during one or more wagering games being played by the player, and further including in response to a predetermined number of points being redeemed by the player, modifying game play rules or a presentation of a wagering game associated with the wagering game content in accordance with player-selected modifications.