Gaming device having a game with multiple selections and progressive award incrementation
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one display device;
at least one input 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) for a first play of a selection game;
(i) display a first plurality of selections,(ii) enable a player to pick at least one of the first plurality of selections, and(iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with a progressive award increment;
(A) cause a value of a progressive award to increase by a first value, and(B) display the increased value of the progressive award, and(b) for a second, subsequent play of the selection game;
(i) display a second plurality of selections,(ii) enable the player to pick at least one of the second plurality of selections, and(iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with the progressive award increment;
(A) cause the value of the progressive award to increase by a second value, said second value being greater than the first value, and(B) display the increased value of the progressive award.
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Abstract
A gaming device having a game involving a plurality of selections and at least one progressive award increment associated with at least one of the selections. The gaming device has a progressive award which is displayable if the player picks a selection associated with a progressive award increment.
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30 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one display device; at least one input 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) for a first play of a selection game; (i) display a first plurality of selections, (ii) enable a player to pick at least one of the first plurality of selections, and (iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with a progressive award increment; (A) cause a value of a progressive award to increase by a first value, and (B) display the increased value of the progressive award, and (b) for a second, subsequent play of the selection game; (i) display a second plurality of selections, (ii) enable the player to pick at least one of the second plurality of selections, and (iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with the progressive award increment; (A) cause the value of the progressive award to increase by a second value, said second value being greater than the first value, and (B) display the increased value of the progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one program cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for a play of a selection game; (a) display a first selection group having a plurality of first selections, at least one of the first selections associated with an award, and at least one of the first selections associated with a progressive award incrementor of a first value, (b) enable the player to pick at least one of the first selections, (c) display a second selection group having a plurality of second selections, at least one of the second selections associated with a progressive award incrementor of a second, greater value and at least one of the second selections associated with a progressive award, wherein a value of the progressive award is determined, at least in part, based on whether the player picked the first selection associated with the progressive award incrementor, (d) enable the player to pick at least one of the second selections, and (e) provide the player the progressive award if the player picked the second selection associated with the progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) for a first play of a selection game; (i) causing at least one display device to display a first plurality of selections; (ii) enabling a player to pick at least one of the first plurality of selections; and (iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with a progressive award increment; (A) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to cause a value of a progressive award to increase by a designated value, and (B) causing the at least one display device to display the increased value of the progressive award, and (b) for a second, subsequent play of the selection game; (i) causing the at least one display device to display a second plurality of selections, (ii) enabling the player to pick at least one of the second plurality of selections, and (iii) if the player picks one of the selections which is associated with the progressive award increment; (A) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to cause the value of the progressive award to increase by a second value, said second value being greater than the first value, and (B) cause the at least one display device to display the increased value of the progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) causing at least one display device to display a first selection group having a plurality of first selections for a play of a selection game, at least one of the first selections associated with an award, and at least one of the first selections associated with a progressive award incrementor of a first value; (b) enabling the player to pick at least one of the first selections; (c) causing the at least one display device to display a second selection group having a plurality of second selections, at least one of the second selections associated with a progressive award incrementor of a second, greater value and at least one of the second selections associated with a progressive award, wherein a value of the progressive award is determined, at least in part, based on whether the player picked the first selection associated with the progressive award incrementor; (d) enabling the player to pick at least one of the second selections; and (e) providing the player the progressive award if the player picked the second selection associated with the progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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