Enhanced electronic gaming machines providing selectively volatile wager outcomes

A method of providing selectively volatile wager outcomes, comprising:

• displaying, on a display screen, and in response to a wager, a main bingo game comprising a main bingo card and a list of bingo numbers;
• determining a main bingo game outcome based at least in part on the main bingo card and the list of bingo numbers;
• animating, on the display screen, a spinning reel game, wherein the spinning reel game has a reel game outcome associated with the main bingo game outcome, and wherein the reel game outcome is associated with a feature bingo game award;
• prompting selection of a volatility option from among of a plurality of volatility options in response to the feature bingo game award, wherein the plurality of volatility options are displayed on the display screen;
• receiving a selected volatility option;
• displaying a feature bingo card;
• determining a feature bingo game outcome, wherein the feature bingo game outcome is based at least in part on the feature bingo card, the list of bingo numbers, and a feature bingo game pay table, wherein the feature bingo game pay table is based, at least in part, on the selected volatility option, and wherein the feature bingo game outcome is associated with a feature bingo game reward;
• animating, on the display screen, a feature spinning reel game, wherein the feature spinning reel game has a feature reel game outcome associated with the feature bingo game outcome;
• and
• increasing a credit balance based on the feature bingo game reward.

A system for providing selectively volatile wager outcomes, comprising:

• a gaming server configured to generate a list of bingo numbers and transmit a main bingo card and a feature bingo card;
• and
• a gaming device in communication with the gaming server, comprising:
• a credit input configured to receive a credit item and increase a credit balance based on the monetary value of the credit item;
• a credit output configured to provide a payout associated with the credit balance;
• a user interface configured to receive a user input;
• a display;
• and
• a game controller configured to:
• decrease the credit balance based on a wager,
• display the main bingo card, a list of bingo numbers, and a main bingo game outcome in response to the wager,
• simulate a spinning reel game on the display based on the main bingo game outcome, wherein the spinning reel game has a main reel game outcome,
• receive a selected volatility option from among a plurality of displayed volatility options,
• receive a feature bingo card and a feature bingo game outcome, wherein the feature bingo game outcome is based at least in part on the feature bingo card, the selected volatility option, and the list of bingo numbers, and wherein the feature bingo game outcome is associated with a feature bingo game reward,
• simulate a feature spinning reel game on the display based on the feature bingo game outcome, wherein the feature spinning reel game is associated with a feature reel game outcome, and wherein the feature reel game outcome is associated with the feature bingo game reward, and
• increase the credit balance based on the feature bingo game reward.