Neworked Gaming System and Method Having a Multi-Progressive Feature
Disclosed are games, gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including a multi-progressive feature. During play of a feature game, tallies are kept of the appearance of various symbols. One or more progressive awards may be paid based on the tallies.
1 . A networked gaming system including:
a network computer;
one or more gaming machines;
a network connecting the network computer to the one or more gaming machines;
a first game and a second game operable with at least one of the gaming machines, each game having a set of possible outcomes, one or more of the set of second game outcomes determined upon a triggering event associated with the first game;
a plurality of accumulators, each associated with an icon, for tallying any second game outcomes containing one or more of the icons; and
one or more awards which may be won based on the value of one or more of the accumulators.
2 . The networked gaming system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second games are controlled by the network computer.
3 . The networked gaming system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second games is controlled by the at least one of the gaming machines.
4 . The networked gaming system of claim 1 further comprising a progressive controller connected to the one or more gaming machines;
5 . The networked gaming system of claim 4 including one or more progressive awards controlled by the progressive controller and awarded based upon the value of at least one of the accumulators.
6 . The networked gaming system of claim 5 wherein the one or more progressive awards are at least partially funded based on a percentage of a wager at one or more of the gaming machines.
7 . The networked gaming system of claim 5 wherein the one or more progressive awards are not based on a percentage of a wager placed at one or more of the gaming machines.
8 . The networked gaming system of claim 5 wherein all progressive awards which may be won are reset to an initial funding level upon the winning of any one progressive award.
9 . A networked system including a server and one or more gaming machines connected to the server;
the server including a first game, a second game activatable upon an event, and a plurality of accumulators for tallying the occurrence of icons associated with one or more second game outcomes to determine whether one or more progressive prizes have been won;
the gaming machines including a game interface and a display, the game interface enabling a player to initiate play of the first game through the server, the display providing a visual representation of the games.
10 . A method of operating a networked gaming system, the method including the steps of:
connecting a plurality of gaming machines comprising a game;
for one of the games, upon a triggering event, initiating a plurality of second game plays, each second game play having an outcome which may comprise one or more icons;
tallying second game outcomes comprising one or more of the icons;
determining one or more awards which may be won according to the tally; and
paying the determined awards to the player.
11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the triggering event comprises a predefined one of the set of first game outcomes.
12 . The method of claim 10 wherein at least one of the awards comprises a progressive prize.
13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the progressive prize is at least partially funded based on a percentage of a wager on the one of the games.
14 . The method of claim 12 wherein the progressive prize is not based on a percentage of a wager on the one of the games.
15 . The method of claim 12 wherein all progressive prizes which may be won are reset to an initial funding level upon the winning of any one progressive prize.
16 . The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of connecting the plurality of gaming machines for cooperative play of the plurality of second game plays.
17 . The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of connecting the plurality of gaming machines for competitive play of the plurality of second game plays.
18 . The method of claim 10 wherein the gaming machines reside in at least one casino.
19 . The method of claim 10 further comprising displaying the plurality of second game plays on a player tracking system display at each of the gaming machines.
20 . The gaming system of claim 10 further comprising a gaming display control computer.