GAMING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PAYOUTS WITH AUXILIARY WAGERS

摘要

Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating gaming payout enhancements through player purchase of a desired number of options to qualify to receive a commensurate quantity of a randomly-generated number of payout award enhancements. A player can purchase some number of payout enhancement options for a gaming event. A number of payout enhancement awards may be randomly granted. A number of the symbol upgrade awards that does not exceed the number of symbol upgrade options purchased are activated for use, and the initial gaming event results are updated with the activated number of the symbol upgrade awards. The gaming event, as modified, is then analyzed for payout results using any symbol upgrades.