Patent ID: 8137180
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting a progressive wagering game on a gaming machine including a display device and one or more processors, the progressive wagering game including a basic game and a plurality of progressive jackpots, the method comprising: conducting, via the display device, the basic game including displaying a randomly selected basic game outcome and a matrix containing the plurality of progressive jackpots; in response to the randomly selected basic game outcome being one of a plurality of basic game winning outcomes, awarding a player, via the one or more processors, a basic game payout amount; and in response to the randomly selected basic game outcome being one of a plurality of progressive-jackpot outcomes, awarding the player, via the one or more processors, at least two of the plurality of progressive jackpots, wherein the at least two of the plurality of progressive jackpots define a first group of progressive jackpots.