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Wagering Game With Progressive Game Award Values Associated With Reel Symbols

  • US 20120094738A1
  • Filed: 10/14/2011
  • Published: 04/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the wagering game including a base game and a progressive game having progressive game awards that are indicated by progressive-game symbols, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from a wager-input-device, a wager input from a player playing the wagering game;

    allocating, by use of at least one controller, a portion of the wager input to the progressive game, the allocated portion being assigned to the progressive-game symbols;

    presenting, on at least one display, the base game with a plurality of moveable reels having symbols thereon, the symbols including the progressive-game symbols, each of the progressive-game symbols having a displayed individual value that is associated therewith;

    in response to a first triggering condition, awarding a first progressive game award to the player, the first progressive game award based on the displayed individual values of a first group of progressive-game symbols being displayed on the plurality of moveable reels; and

    in response to a second triggering condition, awarding a second progressive game award to the player, the second progressive game award based on the displayed individual values of a second group of progressive-game symbols being displayed on the plurality of moveable reels, the first progressive game award being different from the second progressive game award.

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