Abstract: A method for allowing players to play a matching-type game with a gaming device is described. The method includes the steps of displaying a matching-type game that includes a plurality of game symbols being displayed on a game screen. Each game symbol indicative of a plurality of game outcomes. The method includes receiving a request from a player to place a wager on the game, the wager being associated with a first outcome and a second outcome, responsively generating a modified wager as a function of the received request, randomly generating an outcome of the matching-type game, and resolving the modified wager as a function of the first outcome, the second outcome, and the generated game outcome.

Abstract: A method of allowing a user to place a parlay wager via a mobile computing device is described herein. The method includes receiving, from the mobile computing device, a request to display information associated with a plurality of wagering events, and retrieving, from a database, an event list including a plurality of wagering events and displaying the list of wagering events on the mobile computing device. The method also includes receiving a request to generate a parlay wager, selecting a first wagering event and a second wagering event, and generating a parlay wager based on the selected first and second wagering events. The method also includes determining the outcome of each of the first and second wagering events, and providing an award to the user determined as a function of the first and second wagering event outcomes and the generated parlay wager.