Wagering Game Employing A Threshold-Based Game Enhancement

A method of conducting a wagering game, comprising:

• receiving, via one or more input devices, an input indicative of a wager;
• displaying, via one or more display devices, a plurality of symbols along one or more paylines to indicate a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game in a display area;
• determining, via at least one of one or more processors, one or more award amounts for the one or more paylines, each award amount being based on the wager and the symbols of the randomly selected outcome along a respective one of the one or more paylines;
• determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, an aggregate award amount based on the one or more award amounts;
• comparing, via at least one of the one or more processors, the aggregate award amount to a threshold amount;
• and
• applying an enhancement to the wagering game based on the comparing of the aggregate award amount and the threshold amount.

A gaming system comprising:

• one or more input devices;
• one or more display devices;
• one or more processors;
• one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to:
• receive, via at least one of the one or more input devices, one or more inputs indicative of one or more respective wagers;
• display, via at least one of the one or more display devices, one or more randomly selected outcomes of a wagering game;
• evaluate, via at least one of the one or more processors, each of the one or more randomly selected outcomes to determine one or more award amounts;
• aggregate, via at least one of the one or more processors, the one or more award amounts to determine an aggregate award amount;
• determine whether the aggregate award amount is greater than a threshold amount;
• and
• if the aggregate award amount is determined to be greater than the threshold amount, provide an enhancement to the wagering game.