Patent ID: 8360851
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the wagering game including a base game and a progressive game having progressive game awards that are indicated by progressive-game symbols, the method comprising: receiving, from a wager-input-device, a wager input from a player playing the wagering game; allocating, by use of at least one controller, a portion of the wager input to the progressive game, the allocated portion being assigned to the progressive-game symbols; presenting, on at least one display, the base game with a plurality of moveable reels having symbols thereon that define a symbol array, the symbols including the progressive-game symbols, each of the progressive-game symbols having a displayed individual value that is associated therewith and displayed within the symbol array; in response to a first triggering condition, awarding a first progressive game award to the player, the first progressive game award based on the displayed individual values of a first group of progressive-game symbols being displayed on the plurality of moveable reels, and in response to a second triggering condition, awarding a second progressive game award to the player, the second progressive game award based on the displayed individual values of a second group of progressive-game symbols being displayed on the plurality of moveable reels, the first progressive game award being different from the second progressive game award.