Methods and Systems for Awarding a Jackpot

Described herein is a gaming machine and a method of providing a game played on a computational gaming apparatus having a display and a user interface, the game 5 being a spinning reel game in which at least one symbol is spun up on each of a plurality of spinning reels and displayed on the display to form one or more outcomes and if a particular outcome occurs the gaming apparatus awards an award, each reel having an associated set of symbols, the gaming machine comprising: a display that displays a plurality of game options, each game option designating a respective number 10 of free games that are each associated with a designated multiplier; and a game controller in communication with the display and arranged to: (a) receive an input choosing one of the displayed game options; and (b) sequentially play each of the number of free games according to the chosen game option, wherein if an award is payable as a result of playing the number of free games, that award is modified by the 15 designated multiplier associated with said respective number of free games for the chosen game option.