Patent ID: 7357716

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising: (a) displaying a plurality of maintained progressive awards; (b) enabling a player to place one of a plurality of different wager amounts including a maximum wager amount, wherein the wager amount placed by the player determines which of said progressive awards are available to be provided to the player; (c) if the player did not place the maximum wager amount, determining a percentage progressive value which is greater than 0% and less than 100%; (d) displaying a plurality of randomly generated symbols; (e) if a designated winning combination of symbols is displayed and the player placed the maximum wager amount, providing the player at least one of the progressive awards; and (f) if the designated winning combination of symbols is displayed and the player did not place the maximum wager amount, providing the player part of at least one of the progressive awards, wherein said at least one progressive award is randomly selected and for each of said progressive awards, any part of the progressive award provided to the player is based on said progressive award and the determined percentage progressive value.