Wagering game with multi-level progressive game
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1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system with at least one input device and at least one processor, the method comprising:
- receiving, via the at least one input device, a selection of either a first wager amount or a second wager amount to initiate a primary game, the second wager amount being greater than the first wager amount;
triggering a secondary game during play of the primary game, the secondary game including a first progressive sub-game associated with a first progressive award, the first progressive sub-game having a likelihood of being triggered during play of the secondary game that is the same for both the first and second wager amount;
triggering the first progressive sub-game during play of the secondary game;
in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game after having received the selection of the first wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with a first award probability of awarding the first progressive award; and
in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game after having received the selection of the second wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with a second award probability of awarding the first progressive award, the second award probability being greater than the first award probability.
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Abstract
A method for playing a wagering game allows an opportunity to achieve a progressive award. A wager input is received from a player for playing the wagering game. A triggered progressive game includes player-selectable elements, each of the player-selectable elements being capable of association with a progressive-winning outcome. An outcome is assigned to each of the player-selectable elements, wherein a probability that the outcome is a progressive-winning outcome depends upon an amount of the wager input. The player-selectable elements are displayed.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system with at least one input device and at least one processor, the method comprising:
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receiving, via the at least one input device, a selection of either a first wager amount or a second wager amount to initiate a primary game, the second wager amount being greater than the first wager amount; triggering a secondary game during play of the primary game, the secondary game including a first progressive sub-game associated with a first progressive award, the first progressive sub-game having a likelihood of being triggered during play of the secondary game that is the same for both the first and second wager amount; triggering the first progressive sub-game during play of the secondary game; in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game after having received the selection of the first wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with a first award probability of awarding the first progressive award; and in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game after having received the selection of the second wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with a second award probability of awarding the first progressive award, the second award probability being greater than the first award probability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system with at least one input device and at least one processor, the wagering game including randomly selecting a game outcome from a plurality of possible game outcomes, the method comprising:
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receiving, via the at least one input device, a selection of a first wager amount or a second wager amount to initiate a play of the primary game, the first wager amount being associated with a first award probability and the second wager amount being associated with a second award probability, wherein the second wager amount is larger than the first wager amount and the second award probability is larger than the first award probability; triggering a secondary game during play of the primary game, the secondary game having a likelihood of being triggered during play of the primary game that is independent of both the first and the second wager amount, wherein the secondary game includes a first progressive sub-game associated with a first progressive award; triggering, via at least one of the one or more processors, the first progressive sub-game during play of the secondary game; in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game during play of the secondary game after receiving the selection of the first wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with the first award probability of awarding the first progressive award; and in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game during play of the secondary game after receiving the selection of the second wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with the second award probability of awarding the first progressive award. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game, the gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one display device; one or more processors; and at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; receive, via the at least one input device, a selection of a first wager amount or a second wager amount, the second wager amount being greater than the first wager amount; display a primary game including spinning a plurality of primary reels to display a game outcome randomly selected from a plurality of outcomes that includes a special event triggering outcome; in response to the randomly selected game outcome including the special event triggering outcome, initiate a secondary game including a first progressive sub-game, the first progressive sub-game having a likelihood of being triggered during play of the secondary game that is the same for both the first and second wager amount; trigger the first progressive sub-game during the secondary game; in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game after receiving the selection of the first wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with a first award probability of awarding the first progressive award; and in response to triggering the first progressive sub-game after receiving the selection of the second wager amount, initiating the first progressive sub-game with a second award probability of awarding the first progressive award, the second award probability being greater than the first award probability. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of conducting a wagering game with variable probabilities, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an input device, a selection of a wager amount to initiate a primary game, the wager amount selected from a plurality of different wager amounts, each wager amount of the plurality of different wager amounts corresponding to a different award probability; triggering, via at least one of the one or more processors during the primary game, a free spin feature including one or more spins of a plurality of symbol-bearing reels, a likelihood of triggering the free spin feature during the primary game being independent of the selected wager amount; displaying, via at least one display device during the free spin feature, a symbol combination on the plurality of reels that triggers a first progressive sub-game having the award probability of awarding a first progressive award that corresponds to the selected wager amount; and initiating, via at least one of the one or more processors, the first progressive sub-game with the corresponding award probability. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A gaming system configured to conduct a wagering game including a first and a second progressive award, the gaming system comprising;
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an input device; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the gaming system to; receive a selection of either a first wager amount or a second wager amount to initiate a primary game, wherein the second wager amount is larger than the first wager amount; trigger a free-spin game during play of the primary game, wherein a likelihood of triggering the free-spin game during the primary game is the same for both the first wager amount and the second wager amount; in response to displaying a progressive sub-game symbol combination during the free-spin game after the first wager amount is selected, initiate the first progressive sub-game with a first award probability of awarding a progressive award; and in response to displaying a progressive sub-game symbol combination during the free-spin game after the second wager amount is selected, initiate the first progressive sub-game with a second award probability of awarding the progressive award, wherein the second award probability is greater than the first award probability.
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