Wagering games having reduced maximum wagering levels

A computer-implemented method in a gaming system, the method comprising:

• receiving, via at least one of one or more input devices, a first input indicative of a wager;
• in response to receiving the first input, conduct a basic game via one or more processors, the basic game including a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome;
• in response to an offer trigger, display on one or more display devices an offer to conduct one or more subsequent plays of the basic game at a reduced maximum bet wager having a wager amount that is less than a normal maximum bet wager amount;
• receive, via at least one of the one or more input devices, a second input indicative of an acceptance of the offer for a reduced maximum bet wager;
• display a randomly selected outcome from a plurality of possible outcomes, the plurality of possible outcomes each including a plurality of symbols arranged in an array;
• and
• if the displayed randomly selected outcome includes a winning symbol combination, provide an award for any winning outcome, the provided award being determined as though a normal maximum bet wager amount was received.

One or more physical machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• conduct, via at least one of the one or more processors, a basic wagering game including a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the basic wagering game;
• in response to an occurrence of a triggering event, initiate via at least one of the one or more processors an offer to play one or more subsequent plays of the basic wagering game at a discounted maximum bet wager;
• display the offer on one or more display devices;
• receive, via one or more input devices, an input indicative of an acceptance of the discounted maximum bet wager offer, the discounted maximum wager bet having a value of a non-discounted maximum bet wager;
• display on at least one of the one or more display devices a randomly selected outcome from a plurality of possible outcomes, the plurality of possible outcomes each including a plurality of symbols arranged in an array;
• and
• if the displayed randomly selected outcome includes a winning symbol combination, provide via at least one of the one or more processors an award for any winning outcome, the provided award being determined as though a non-discounted maximum bet wager amount was received.