Patent ID: 8388437

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including: at least one input device, at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one memory device which 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) enable a player to place a wager on a play of a wagering game, (b) generate a game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes, (c) display to the player the generated game outcome, and (d) provide to the player any award associated with the generated game outcome; at least one server configured to operate with the plurality of gaming devices, said at least one server programmed to: (a) determine if any of the generated game outcomes of any of the gaming devices are associated with a first counter modification condition, (b) if one of the generated game outcomes of one of the gaming devices is associated with the first counter modification condition: (i) add a count to a counter, said counter associated with each of the gaming devices, (ii) cause a display of the total count of the counter in association with each of the gaming devices, and (iii) if the total count of the counter reaches a designated count, provide a counter modification award to the player of the gaming device which generated the game outcome associated with the first counter modification condition, (c) determine if any of the generated game outcomes of any of the gaming devices are associated with a second, different counter modification condition, and (d) if one of the generated game outcomes of one of the gaming devices is associated with the second counter modification condition: (i) reset the counter, and (ii) cause a display of the reset counter in association with each of the gaming devices.