Patent ID: 8282464

Claim:
An award indicator for a gaming machine comprising: a rotatable display wheel associated with a gaming machine, said display wheel including a front face portioned into a plurality of segments, each segment adapted to display a numeric amount and a segment jackpot indicator selected from a group of at least two progressive jackpot indicators, each progressive jackpot indicator designating a different progressive jackpot having a value; and at least one stationary win designator positioned peripherally to said display wheel and adapted to indicate one of the plurality of segments of said display wheel as a selected segment and to display a win designator jackpot indicator selected from said group of at least two progressive jackpot indicators; wherein said display wheel is configured to rotate in accordance with one or more game spin rules and to slow down and stop, whereby said at least one win designator designates a selected segment of said display wheel and wherein said win indicator: (a) awards a first award comprising said numeric amount displayed by said selected segment; and (b) if the progressive jackpot indicator displayed by said selected segment matches the progressive jackpot indicator displayed by said win designator, further award said value of said progressive jackpot associated with said matching progressive jackpot indicator.