Patent ID: 9033793
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: via a series of gaming machines linked via a local area network and a series of gaming machines linked via a wide area network, wherein each gaming machine includes at least a display and user interface, and is in communication with a local and/or remote processor: enabling a first opportunity to win at a time corresponding to a game play session a first progressive award based on a first amount of wagers collected from machines associated with the first progressive award where a first amount of the first progressive award is augmented with data received over the wide area network corresponding to the first amount of wagers; enabling a second opportunity to win at the time corresponding to the game play session a second progressive award based on a second amount of wagers collected from machines associated with the second progressive award where a second amount of the second progressive award is augmented with data received over the local area network corresponding to the second amount of wagers; presenting on a primary game display a graphics user interface including game graphics, game symbol matrix, the first amount of the first progressive award, and the second amount of the second progressive award; and presenting on the primary game display one or more progressive amounts relative to each column within the game symbol matrix including the first amount of the first progressive award and the second amount of the second progressive award.