Patent ID: 8353753

Claim:
A gaming system operable to conduct a wagering game including one or more symbol combinations randomly selected from a plurality of symbols, at least one symbol combination of the symbols of the plurality being a progressive jackpot indicator combination, the system comprising: at least one input device; one or more display devices; one or more processors; at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to operate with the at least one input device and the one or more display devices to: receive a wager from a player to initiate the wagering game; display the one or more symbol combinations to indicate a wagering game outcome; in response to the displayed one or more symbol combinations indicating a payout outcome including the progressive jackpot indicator combination, award the player one of a plurality of progressive jackpots; in response to the displayed one or more symbol combinations indicating a pay-in outcome including at least one but not all of the symbols of the progressive jackpot indicator combination, wherein all pay-in outcomes are non-winning progressive outcomes, increase an award value of one or more of the plurality of progressive jackpots.