Method and apparatus for providing a time based award

A gaming system server comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• determine an outcome in association with a play of a game,
• cause a display, by at least one display device, of the determined outcome,
• determine a payout associated with the determined outcome,
• apportion the determined payout into a first payment and a second payment,
• at a first point in time, cause a display, by the at least one display device, of the first apportioned payment, and
• at a second, different point in time, cause a display, by the at least one display device, of the second apportioned payment.

A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:

• determining, by at least one processor, an outcome in association with a play of a game,
• causing a display, by the at least one display device, of the determined outcome,
• determining, by the at least one processor, a payout associated with the determined outcome,
• apportioning, by the at least one processor, the determined payout into a first payment and a second payment,
• at a first point in time, causing a display, by the at least one display device, of the first apportioned payment, and
• at a second, different point in time, causing a display, by the at least one display device, of the second apportioned payment.