Patent ID: 8678918

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) for a first play of a selection game: (i) display a first plurality of selections, (ii) enable a player to pick at least one of the first plurality of selections, and (iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with a progressive award increment: (A) cause a value of a progressive award to increase by a first value, and (B) display the increased value of the progressive award, and (b) for a second, subsequent play of the selection game: (i) display a second plurality of selections, (ii) enable the player to pick at least one of the second plurality of selections, and (iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with the progressive award increment: (A) cause the value of the progressive award to increase by a second value, said second value being greater than the first value, and (B) display the increased value of the progressive award.