Patent ID: 8500538

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to: (a) receive a wager for a bingo game, the bingo game including at least one bingo card; (b) determine whether a first designated event occurs in association with the bingo game, the first designated event being associated with a static award; (c) determine whether a second designated event occurs in association with the bingo game, the second designated event being associated with a progressive award; (d) when the determination is that only the first designated event occurred in association with the bingo game: (i) display a first combination of reel symbols which corresponds to the static award, and (ii) provide the static award; (e) when the determination is that only the second designated event occurred in association with the bingo game: (i) display a second combination of reel symbols which corresponds to the progressive award, and (ii) provide the progressive award; and (f) when the determination is that the first designated event and the second designated event both occurred in association with the bingo game: (i) display the second combination of reel symbols which corresponds to the progressive award, (ii) provide the progressive award, and (iii) additionally provide the static award without displaying the first combination of reel symbols which corresponds to the static award.