Progressive gaming system, apparatus and method providing a primary game in conjunction with an independent progressive game

摘要

A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed that include generating a set of primary game outcomes with each primary game outcome being associated with a result in a primary game. A set of progressive prize bearing outcomes are associated with the set of first game outcomes according to a progressive win frequency rule. Each progressive prize bearing record is associated with a progressive win indicator and a progressive prize. A primary game outcome is determined in response to a game play request by a player. If the primary game outcome is associated with a winning result, the player is provided a corresponding award; independent of the primary game result, if the primary game outcome is associated with one of the progressive prize bearing records, the player is awarded a corresponding progressive prize.

主权项

1. A method of operating a primary wagering game together with an independent progressive game through an electronic gaming system, the method including:
(a) creating a set of predetermined primary game outcomes of the primary wagering game, each predetermined primary game outcome being associated with a respective primary game result, and a first one of the predetermined primary game outcomes being associated with a first progressive game result which is a winning result for a progressive game and is independent of the primary game result for the first one of the predetermined primary game outcomes; (b) storing the set of predetermined primary game outcomes at one or more data processing devices of the electronic gaming system; (c) responsive to a game play request communicated from a first gaming device included in the electronic gaming system, and after the set of predetermined primary game outcomes is created and stored at the one or more data processing devices of the electronic gaming system, assigning a respective one of the predetermined primary game outcomes and communicating game outcome information for that assigned predetermined primary game outcome to the first gaming device from one of the one or more data processing devices, the communicated game outcome information for that assigned predetermined primary game outcome indicating whether the primary game result associated with that assigned predetermined primary game outcome is a primary game winning result and indicating whether that assigned predetermined primary game outcome comprises the first one of the predetermined primary game outcomes and is thus associated with the first progressive game result; (d) paying an award through the first gaming device based on the respective primary game result associated with the assigned predetermined primary game outcome; and (e) if the assigned predetermined primary game outcome comprises the first one of the predetermined primary game outcomes associated with the first progressive game result, paying a first progressive award.