Gaming machine and method of allowing players to play gaming machines

A gaming machine, comprising:

• a display device;
• a user input device configured to generate a signal indicative of a player's selection input;
• and
• a controller coupled to the display device and the user input device, the controller configured to:
• receive, from the user input device, a signal indicative of a player's selection to initiate a first gaming session;
• receive a signal indicative of a player's wager associated with a first primary game;
• generate an outcome of the first primary game;
• determine if an anticipation event triggering condition has occurred based at least in part on an anticipation event probability associated with the first primary game;
• display an anticipation event on the display device if the anticipation event triggering condition has occurred;
• display the first primary game outcome on the display device;
• calculate a number of anticipation events that have occurred during the first gaming session;
• modify the anticipation event probability based at least in part on the number of anticipation events that have occurred;
• and
• award the associated player an award if the first primary game outcome is a winning outcome.

A gaming system, comprising:

• a plurality of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a user selection input device, a display device, and a game controller for allowing an associated player to initiate a gaming session on an associated gaming machine;
• and
• a system controller coupled to each gaming machine, said system controller configured to:
• receive a signal indicative of the player's selection to initiate a first gaming session;
• receive a signal indicative of the player's wager associated with the first primary game;
• generate an outcome of the first primary game;
• determine if an anticipation event triggering condition has occurred based at least in part on an anticipation event probability associated with the first primary game;
• display an anticipation event on the associated display device if the anticipation event triggering condition has occurred;
• display the first primary game outcome on the associated display device;
• calculate a number of anticipation events that have occurred during the first gaming session of the associated gaming machine;
• modify the anticipation event probability based at least in part on the number of anticipation events that have occurred;
• and
• award the player an award if the first primary game outcome is a winning outcome.