Wagering Game with Progressive Feature
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a wager input device for receiving a wager. The gaming system further comprises a display for displaying a plurality of symbols that indicates a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game. The plurality of symbols includes more than one type of symbol. In response to collecting a predetermined amount of a first type of symbol during the wagering game, a progressive jackpot associated with the first type of symbol is triggered. The progressive jackpot is funded by at least a portion of the wager.
1 . A gaming system comprising:
a wager input device for receiving a wager; and
a display for displaying a plurality of symbols that indicates a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game, the plurality of symbols including more than one type of symbol;
wherein, in response to collecting a predetermined amount of a first type of symbol during the wagering game, a progressive jackpot associated with the first type of symbol is triggered, the progressive jackpot being funded by at least a portion of the wager.
2 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the randomly selected outcome includes a bonus event, the collecting occurring during the bonus event.
3 . The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein the randomly bonus event includes one or more free spins, the collecting occurring during the free spins.
4 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the progressive jackpot is further funded by at least a portion of a progressive pool, a contribution to the progressive pool being triggered by a random event or a predetermined event.
5 . The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of symbols includes a secondary indicia, the secondary indicia being positioned over, underneath, or adjacent to the symbol, the first type of symbol being indicated by the secondary indicia.
6 . The gaming system of claim 1 , further comprising a second display for indicating the collection of the first type of symbol.
7 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of symbols indicating a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game, the plurality of symbols including a progressive-award symbol;
collecting the progressive-award symbols generated during the randomly selected outcome; and
in response to collecting a predetermined amount of progressive-award symbols, awarding a progressive jackpot associated with the progressive-award symbols.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the randomly selected outcome includes a bonus event, wherein the collecting occurs during the bonus event.
9 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving a wager input and funding the progressive jackpot using a portion of less than all of the wager inputs.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the act of funding the progressive jackpot is in response to a random event or a predetermined outcome.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the progressive jackpot is further funded using an amount stored in a progressive pool.
12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the progressive-award symbols include more than one type of progressive-award symbol, each type of progressive-award symbol being associated with a different progressive jackpot.
13 . The method of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality symbols includes a secondary indicia, the secondary indicia being positioned over, underneath, or adjacent to the symbol.
14 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising indicating an amount of times the progressive-award symbol has been collected.
15 . A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming system to perform the method of claim 7 .
16 . A gaming system comprising:
a first gaming machine having a first wager input device for receiving a wager and a first display for displaying a first plurality of symbols that indicates a first randomly selected outcome of a first wagering game; and
a second gaming machine having a second wager input device for receiving a wager and a second display for displaying a second plurality of symbols that indicates a second randomly selected outcome of a second wagering game;
wherein in response to a predetermined amount of a first type of symbol being collected during a bonus event occurring at one of the first gaming machine and the second gaming machine, at least one progressive jackpot is awarded.
17 . The gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one progressive jackpot is a plurality of progressive jackpots.
18 . The gaming system of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of progressive jackpots is associated with a different type of symbol.
19 . The gaming system of claim 16 , wherein the progressive jackpot is funded by more than one type of contribution.
20 . The gaming system of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the plurality of symbols includes secondary indicia, the secondary indicia being positioned over underneath, or adjacent to the symbol, the first type of symbol being a secondary indicia.