Wagering game with player banking of positive expectation situations

A method of banking value in a game in progress for a player, the method comprising:

• receiving, on an electronic gaming machine, a wager for a wagering game on a first state;
• progressing, on the electronic gaming machine, the wagering game from the first state to a second state;
• determining, on the gaming machine, that the second game state has a better expectation for the player than the first state;
• automatically reducing the wager by a reduction amount on the gaming machine;
• and
• automatically accumulating an amount, on the gaming machine, based on an expected wager value of the reduction amount for later redemption.

A method of wagering, the method comprising:

• receiving a wager, on an electronic gaming machine, for a wagering game on a first state;
• progressing, on the electronic gaming machine, the wagering game from the first state to a second state;
• determining, on the electronic gaming machine, that the second game state has a better expectation for the player than the first state;
• automatically reducing the wager by a reduction amount on the electronic gaming machine;
• and
• placing, on the electronic gaming machine, an additional wager using an amount based on the reduction amount.

A method of wagering, the method comprising:

• receiving, on a gaming machine, a pre-condition, a conditional wager amount, and a conditional wager event;
• progressing a wagering event on the electronic gaming machine;
• evaluating, on the electronic gaming machine, if the pre-condition occurs during the wagering event;
• if the pre-condition occurs:
• determining, on the electronic gaming machine, if the conditional wager event occurs during the wagering event;
• if the conditional wager event occurs, then the player wins on the electronic gaming machine an amount based on the conditional wager amount;
• and
• if the conditional wager event did not occur, then the player loses on the electronic gaming machine the conditional wager amount.

A method of wagering, the method comprising:

• receiving from a player, on an electronic gaming machine, a wager that a selected piece will complete a progression first out of a plurality of pieces;
• displaying and advancing, on the electronic gaming machine, a game of chance progression of the plurality of pieces;
• determining, on the electronic gaming machine, whether if the player places a bet on a particular piece out of the plurality of pieces then the player would be a guaranteed winner, and if so, then automatically advertising the bet to the player and allowing the player to automatically place the bet by activating an area on a graphical user interface;
• completing the game on the gaming machine;
• resolving the wager on the electronic gaming machine;
• and
• if the bet is made, resolving the bet on the electronic gaming machine.