Patent ID: 8251804

Claim:
A linked progressive wagering system, comprising: a first progressive wagering subsystem having X jackpots that are eligible to be won by a plurality of first gaming machines but not a plurality of second gaming machines, each of the X jackpots displayed on a first meter; a second progressive wagering subsystem, which is linked to the first progressive wagering subsystem, having Y jackpots that are eligible to be won by the plurality of second gaming machines but not the plurality of first gaming machines, each of the Y jackpots displayed on a second meter, the Y jackpots being distinct from the X jackpots; at least one wager input device; a progressive pool; and at least one controller operative to: (i) receive a signal from the at least one wager input device of receipt of a first wager on the first progressive wagering subsystem; (ii) generate an increment, the increment comprising a portion of the first wager; (iii) transfer the increment into the progressive pool; (iv) add a first increase equal to the increment to the X jackpots; and (v) add a second increase equal to the increment to the Y jackpots.