Patent ID: 8435107

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display device configured to display a menu of a plurality of wagering games and a plurality of progressive games; at least one processor; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the gaming system to: receive, via the input device, a selection of a wagering game from the plurality of wagering games in the menu, receive, via the input device, a selection of a progressive game from the plurality of progressive games in the menu, the progressive game selection being independent of the wagering game selection and being associated with a progressive jackpot, conduct the selected wagering game, in response to a triggering event during the selected wagering game, display on the display device a plurality of selectable elements for the progressive game, the plurality of selectable elements being associated with respective awards, a first number of the awards including the progressive jackpot, wherein the first number is dependent upon an odds of occurrence of the triggering event and an odds of triggering the progressive jackpot, receive a selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable elements, and award the award associated with the selected element.