Win distribution for a gaming machine and method of gaming

A method of providing a wagering game implemented using a gaming machine, the method including determining an outcome of a game play of the wagering game, displaying representations of the outcome on a display of the gaming machine and awarding an award for the game play dependent on the determined outcome, wherein there are a plurality of different possible awards for the game play and at least one of the possible awards is a negative award, which results in a reduction in a credit balance, and wherein the method includes providing as at least one wager that is able to be staked in the game a negative value wager, which when staked results in an increase in value of a credit meter of the gaming machine.

A gaming machine that provides a wagering game by determining an outcome of a game play of the wagering game, displaying representations of the outcome on a display and awards an award for the game play dependent on the determined outcome, wherein there are a plurality of different possible awards for the game play and at least one of the possible awards is a negative award, which results in a reduction in a credit balance in addition to any wager that may have been staked for the game play.

A gaming machine that provides a wagering game, the gaming machine including a game controller that determines an outcome of a game play of the wagering game, causes the display of representations of the outcome on a display and awards an award for the game play dependent on the determined outcome, wherein there are a plurality of different possible awards for the game play and at least one of the possible awards is a negative award, which results in a reduction in a credit balance and wherein a player is able to stake a zero-value wager to commence game play.

A gaming machine that provides a game in which a plurality of symbols are selected and presented on a display and if a winning combination occurs, the gaming machine awards an award, the gaming machine including a user interface in communication with a game controller that determines an outcome of a game play of the wagering game, displays representations of the outcome on the display and causes the award of an award dependent on the determined outcome, wherein there are a plurality of different possible awards for the game play and at least one of the possible awards is a negative award, which results in a reduction in a credit balance, and wherein a negative value wager is required to play a game play of the wagering game.

A gaming machine that provides a wagering game by determining an outcome of a game play of the wagering game, displaying representations of the outcome on a display and awards an award for the game play dependent on the determined outcome, wherein there are a plurality of different possible awards for the game play and at least one of the possible awards is a negative award, which is awarded to a win meter and which if transferred to the credit meter results in a reduction in a credit balance in addition to any wager that may have been staked for the game play and wherein the wagering game includes a further game event that affects the value held in the win meter after a said award has been made to the win meter.

A gaming machine that provides a game in which a plurality of symbols are selected and presented on a display and if a winning combination occurs, the gaming machine awards an award, the gaming machine including a user interface in communication with a game controller that determines an outcome of a game play of the wagering game using one or more random numbers from a random number generator, controls the display to display representations of the outcome and causes the award of an award dependent on the determined outcome, wherein there are a plurality of different possible awards for the game play and at least one of the possible awards is a negative award, which results in a reduction in a credit balance in addition to any wager that may have been staked for the game play, and the method includes providing the wagering game to have a return to player of less than 100% and to have at least a 50% chance that the determined outcome results in the award of a said award that is greater than the return of the wagering game.