GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF AWARDS AND A CUMULATIVE AWARD
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- a controller; and
a plurality of gaming devices configured to communicate with the controller, each of the gaming devices including at least one display device operable to display a primary game, the primary game configured to operate upon a wager by a player;
wherein the controller is programmed to operate with the plurality of gaming devices to;
(a) maintain a plurality of source awards, each of said source awards having a different value;
(b) maintain a cumulative award;
(c) for a plurality of plays of the primary games, for each occurrence of at least one designated outcome;
(i) cause one of the gaming devices to provide at least a portion of one of said source awards to the player of said gaming device,(ii) increment the cumulative award by an amount based on the provided source award, and(iii) increment a tracked quantity of provided source awards; and
(d) when the tracked quantity of provided source awards reaches a designated quantity, cause at least one gaming device to provide the cumulative award to the player of said at least one gaming device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the gaming system of the present disclosure provide a plurality of source awards and a cumulative award maintained by the gaming system. The cumulative award increments or accumulates over multiple plays of one or more primary games based on amounts won in connection with the source awards. Each time one of the source awards is triggered, the value of the cumulative award is incremented or increased by an amount based on the triggered source award. When a designated number of source awards have been triggered, the gaming system provides the cumulative award to one or more players.
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23 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a controller; and a plurality of gaming devices configured to communicate with the controller, each of the gaming devices including at least one display device operable to display a primary game, the primary game configured to operate upon a wager by a player; wherein the controller is programmed to operate with the plurality of gaming devices to; (a) maintain a plurality of source awards, each of said source awards having a different value; (b) maintain a cumulative award; (c) for a plurality of plays of the primary games, for each occurrence of at least one designated outcome; (i) cause one of the gaming devices to provide at least a portion of one of said source awards to the player of said gaming device, (ii) increment the cumulative award by an amount based on the provided source award, and (iii) increment a tracked quantity of provided source awards; and (d) when the tracked quantity of provided source awards reaches a designated quantity, cause at least one gaming device to provide the cumulative award to the player of said at least one gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gaming system comprising:
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a controller; and a plurality of gaming devices configured to communicate with the controller, each of the gaming devices including at least one display device operable to display a primary game, the primary game configured to operate upon a wager by a player; wherein the controller is programmed to operate with the plurality of gaming devices to; (a) maintain a plurality of source awards, each of said source awards having a different value; (b) maintain a cumulative award, wherein at a first point in time said cumulative award has an initial reset value; (c) for a plurality of plays of the primary games, for each occurrence of at least one designated outcome; (i) cause one of the gaming devices to provide at least a portion of one of the source awards to the player of said at least one gaming device, and (ii) increment the cumulative award by an amount based on the provided source award; and (d) upon a cumulative award triggering event, cause at least one gaming device to provide the cumulative award to the player of said at least one gaming device, wherein a value of the provided cumulative award is based, at least in part, on each of the provided source awards. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A gaming system comprising:
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a controller; and a plurality of gaming devices configured to communicate with the controller, each of the gaming devices including at least one display device operable to display a primary game, the primary game configured to operate upon a wager by a player; wherein the controller is programmed to operate with the plurality of gaming devices to; (a) maintain a plurality of source awards, each of said source awards having a different value; (b) maintain a cumulative award; (c) provide one or more of the plurality of source awards a plurality of times over a plurality of plays of the primary games; (d) each time a source award is provided, increment the cumulative award by an amount based on the provided source award; and (e) when a designated number of source awards have been provided, cause at least one gaming device to provide the cumulative award to the player of said at least one gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A gaming system comprising:
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a controller; and a plurality of gaming devices configured to communicate with the controller, each of the gaming devices including at least one display device operable to display a primary game, the primary game configured to operate upon a wager by a player; wherein the controller is programmed to operate with the plurality of gaming devices for a plurality of plays of the primary games to; (a) maintain a plurality of progressive awards levels, each of said progressive award levels associated with a progressive award value; (b) maintain a cumulative award; (c) for each of said plurality of plays of the primary games; (i) generate an outcome for said play of the primary game, and (ii) if the generated outcome includes at least one designated outcome, (A) increment an accumulated quantity of said designated outcomes, (B) provide at least a portion of one of the progressive award values associated with one of the progressive award levels to the player of said gaming device, and (C) add an amount based on the provided progressive award value to the cumulative award; and (d) when the accumulated quantity of said designated outcomes reaches a designated quantity, provide the cumulative award to at least one of the players of said gaming devices. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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