Patent ID: 11967197
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A gaming system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
during a first period of time, cause a display, by a display device, of a progressive award associated with a first reset value determined prior to any occurrence of a progressive award triggering event during the first period of time, and a second reset value not determined prior to any occurrence of the progressive award triggering event during the first period of time, and
during a second, different period of time, after an occurrence of a progressive award triggering event not randomly associated with an occurrence of a progressive award current value retention event, cause a display, by the display device, of the progressive award associated with the first reset value, wherein any association of the progressive award triggering event and any progressive award current value retention event is independent of any value of the progressive award, independent of any prior occurrences of the progressive award triggering event, and is randomly determined.