Patent ID: 8821248

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 that 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 play of a bingo game; (b) determine whether a first designated event occurs in association with the play of 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; and (d) if the first designated event and the second designated event both occur in association with the play of the bingo game: (i) display a first combination of reel symbols that corresponds to the progressive award, (ii) provide the progressive award to a player for the play of the bingo game, and (iii) provide the static award to the player for the play of the bingo game without displaying a second combination of reel symbols that corresponds to the static award.