Patent ID: 8702488

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a first gaming device including: at least one first gaming device display device; at least one first gaming device input device; at least one first gaming device processor; and at least one first gaming device memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one first gaming device processor, cause the at least one first gaming device processor to operate with the at least one first gaming device display device and the at least one first gaming device input device to: (i) maintain a first progressive award associated with a first triggering event; (ii) display a play of a first primary game upon a wager placed by a first player, said first primary game including at least a first outcome of the first primary game, wherein said first outcome of the first primary game has with a first probability of occurring, and (iii) provide the first player the first progressive award if the first triggering event occurs; a second gaming device including: at least one second gaming device display device; at least one second gaming device input device; at least one second gaming device processor; and at least one second gaming device memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one second gaming device processor, cause the at least one second gaming device processor to operate with the at least one second gaming device display device and the at least one second gaming device input device to: (i) maintain a second progressive award associated with a second triggering event, wherein the second progressive award is different than the first progressive award (ii) display a play of a second primary game upon a wager placed by a second player, said second primary game including at least a first outcome of the second primary game, wherein said first outcome of the second primary game has the first probability of occurring, and (iii) provide the second player the second progressive award if second first triggering event occurs; and a controller in communication with the first gaming device and the second gaming device, said controller programmed to: (i) maintain a third progressive award, (ii) cause said third progressive award to be provided to the first player if the first outcome of the first primary game is generated in the first primary game, and (iii) cause the third progressive award to be provided to the second player if the first outcome of the second primary game is generated in the second primary game.