Gaming device and method having multiple progressive award...

Details Gaming device and method having multiple progressive award... Gaming device and method having multiple progressive award...

2006-08-03

2011-12-06

Vo, Peter DungBa (Department: 3718)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation

C463S016000, C463S017000, C463S018000, C463S019000, C463S020000, C463S026000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08070597

ABSTRACT:
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming system includes a plurality of different types of progressive awards adapted to be provided to one or more players of the gaming machines in the gaming system. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with an outcome of a primary game, such as a designated symbol combination, wherein if the associated primary game outcome is generated, such progressive award is provided to a player. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with a progressive hit value, wherein when each progressive award increments to its respective progressive hit value, a triggering event occurs, such progressive award is provided to a player and the player is provided the opportunity to one or more additional progressive awards.

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