Patent ID: 8480485

Claim:
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system with at least one input device, at least one display device, and at least one processor, the wagering game comprising: receiving, via the at least one input device, an indication of a wager amount; displaying, via the at least one display device, a primary game having a plurality of primary reels; triggering a secondary game during play of the primary game, the secondary game including a plurality of progressive sub-games, each progressive sub-game being associated with at least one progressive award and having a likelihood of triggering that is independent from the wager amount; triggering a first progressive sub-game during play of the secondary game; providing an opportunity for a first progressive-winning outcome during play of the first progressive sub-game, the first progressive-winning outcome awarding a first progressive award associated with the first progressive sub-game, the opportunity having an associated first probability of achieving the first progressive-winning outcome, the first probability being dependent on the wager amount; and awarding the first progressive award in response to achieving the first progressive-winning outcome.