Patent ID: 7744462

Claim:
A progressive gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming machines configured to present one or more games to plurality of players; at least one first progressive server, said at least one first progressive server configured to present for play a first progressive jackpot award; at least one primary communication link between said plurality of gaming machines and at least one first progressive server, whereby said plurality of gaming machines are associated with at least one first progressive server to receive first progressive jackpot award information there from; at least one second progressive server configured to present for play a second progressive jackpot award; at least one secondary communication link between said second progressive server and at least one first progressive server, whereby said at least one first progressive server is configured as a manager to receive information regarding said second progressive jackpot award and transmit said second progressive jackpot award to said plurality of gaming machines; said plurality of gaming machines configured to display at least said first progressive jackpot award and said second progressive jackpot award and accept a player jackpot award selection indicating which one of said progressive jackpot awards said player wishes to play for; said plurality of gaming machines configured to present a game permitting said player to play for said one of said first and second progressive jackpot awards corresponding to said play jackpot award selection but not permitting said player to play for any other of said progressive jackpot award; each of said plurality of gaming machines configured to generate and transmit funds transaction information there from for receipt by the appropriate server or servers pertaining to play for said first or second progressive jackpot awards; and wherein said at least one first progressive server is configured to receive said funds transaction information from said plurality of gaming machines and, if said funds transaction information is for use by said first progressive server, utilize said funds transaction information in the play for said first progressive jackpot award and if said funds transaction information is for use by said second progressive server, to transmit said funds information transaction information on to said second progressive server.