GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMING A PLAYER OF THE BENEFIT OF HIGHER DENOMINATION GAME PLAY

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method for informing a player of the benefit of higher denomination game play by determining if a latter award would have been provided for a play of a game had the game been played at a higher denomination and, if so, indicating that the award would have been larger had the higher denomination been employed. In one embodiment, the gaming system displays an outcome of a play of a game and displays an award based on the displayed outcome. The gaming system determines, based on the displayed outcome, a missed award that would have bean determined had the game been played at a higher denomination. If the missed award is greater than the displayed award, the gaming system displays an indication that a larger award would have been won had the game been played at the higher denomination.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
at least one input device; at least one display device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to: (a) receive, from a player, a wager on a play of a game at a first denomination; (b) determine an outcome of the wagered-on play of the game at the first denomination; (c) display the determined outcome of the wagered-on play of the game at the first denomination; (d) determine an award amount associated with the displayed outcome of the wagered-on play of the game at the first denomination; (e) display the determined award amount associated with the displayed outcome of the wagered-on play of the game at the first denomination, (f) determine, based on the displayed outcome of the wagered-on play of the game at the first denomination, whether a higher award amount would have been determined had the game been played at a second higher denomination; and (g) if a higher award amount would have been determined had the game been played at the second higher denomination, display an indication that a higher award amount would have been won had the game been played at the second higher denomination.