Patent ID: 8602882

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a master gaming controller designed or configured to generate and to control a game of chance played on the gaming machine; an input mechanism under control of the master gaming controller for receiving cash or an indicia of credit for making wagers on an outcome of the game of chance; an output mechanism under control of the master gaming controller for outputting the cash or the indicia of credit wherein the indicia of credit is redeemable for cash; a memory for storing software instructions for generating a jackpot interface wherein the jackpot interface is for displaying a plurality of jackpots selected by a player to display, wherein the plurality of jackpots selected by the player include a plurality of personal jackpots associated with the player and that may only awarded to the player, wherein each of the plurality of personal jackpots has a value based on activities of the player, and wherein a probability of winning at least one of the plurality of personal jackpots is varied according to an amount of the at least one of the plurality of personal jackpots; and a display for displaying a game service interface including the jackpot interface.