Patent ID: 7481430

Claim:
A gaming method for a gaming system comprising one or more gaming machines, the gaming method comprising the steps of: providing a first progressive jackpot and a second progressive jackpot for the one or more gaming machines, the first progressive jackpot being funded by a first percentage of each wager placed through the one or more gaming machines and the second progressive jackpot being funded by a second percentage of each wager placed through the one or more gaming machines; receiving a respective wager through one of the one or more gaming machines in the gaming system; displaying a number of rotating elements which come to rest showing a combination of symbols representing a gaming result; paying the first progressive jackpot if the gaming result is a winning progressive jackpot result and if the respective wager is at least a first wager amount; paying the second progressive jackpot if the gaming result is the winning progressive jackpot result and if the respective wager is at least a second wager amount, the second wager amount being larger than the first wager amount; making a monetary payout if the gaming result is a winning result which is not the winning progressive jackpot result; increasing the first progressive jackpot in response to receiving the respective wager; and increasing the second progressive jackpot in response to receiving the respective wager, wherein the increase in the second progressive jackpot is larger than the increase in the first progressive jackpot.