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1. A gaming system comprising:
a plurality of gaming devices including:
(i) a first gaming device including:
a first gaming device housing,at least one first gaming device display device supported by the first gaming device housing,a plurality of first gaming device input devices supported by the first gaming device housing, said plurality of first gaming device input devices including:
(a) a first gaming device acceptor, and(b) a first gaming device cashout device,at least one first gaming device processor; andat least one first gaming device memory device which stores a plurality of first gaming device instructions, which when executed by the at least one first gaming device processor, cause the at least one first gaming device processor to operate with the at least one first gaming device display device and the plurality of first gaming device input devices to:
(a) if a first physical item is received via the first gaming device acceptor, establish a first gaming device credit balance based, at least in part, on a first monetary value associated with the received first physical item, wherein said first physical item is selected from the group consisting of: a first ticket associated with the first monetary value and a unit of currency,(b) display a first wagering game upon a placement of a wager amount, wherein said first wagering game has a first average expected wagering game payback percentage, and the placed wager amount causes a decrease of the first gaming device credit balance, and(c) if a cashout input is received via the first gaming device cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the first gaming device credit balance; and(ii) a second gaming device including:
a second gaming device housing,at least one second gaming device display device supported by the second gaming device housing,a plurality of second gaming device input devices supported by the second gaming device housing, said plurality of second gaming device input devices including:
(a) a second gaming device acceptor, and(b) a second gaming device cashout device,at least one second gaming device processor; andat least one second gaming device memory device which stores a plurality of second gaming device instructions, which when executed by the at least one second gaming device processor, cause the at least one second gaming device processor to operate with the at least one second gaming device display device and the plurality of second gaming device input devices to:
(a) if a second physical item is received via the second gaming device acceptor, establish a second gaming device credit balance based, at least in part, on a second monetary value associated with the received second physical item, wherein said second physical item is selected from the group consisting of: a second ticket associated with the second monetary value and a unit of currency,(b) display a second wagering game upon a placement of the wager amount, wherein said second wagering game has a second, different average expected wagering game payback percentage, and the placed wager amount causes a decrease of the second gaming device credit balance, and(c) if a cashout input is received via the second gaming device cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the second gaming device credit balance; and a controller configured to communicate with said gaming devices, the controller programmed to:
(a) maintain a progressive award, wherein at least part of each and every wager amount placed on each and every play of each and every wagering game is accumulated in association with the maintained progressive award,(b) if a progressive award triggering event occurs in association with the first gaming device which displays the first wagering game having the first average expected wagering game payback percentage, cause the maintained progressive award to be provided to a player of the first gaming device, wherein, independent of any denomination of any of said gaming devices at which any wager amounts were placed to display the wagering games, the provided progressive award at least includes:
(i) a first gaming device accumulated wager amount, said first gaming device accumulated wager amount at least partially determined using:
(1) the first average expected wagering game payback percentage of the first wagering game of the first gaming device, and(2) the wager amount placed to display the first wagering game, and(ii) a different, second gaming device accumulated wager amount, said second gaming device accumulated wager amount at least partially determined using:
(1) the second average expected wagering game payback percentage of the second wagering game of the second gaming device, and(2) the wager amount placed to display the second wagering game; and(c) if the progressive award triggering event occurs in association with the second gaming device which displays the second wagering game having the second, different average expected wagering game payback percentage, cause the maintained progressive award to be provided to a player of the second gaming device, wherein, independent of any denomination of any of said gaming devices at which any wager amounts were placed to display the wagering games, the provided progressive award at least includes:
(i) the first gaming device accumulated wager amount, said first gaming device accumulated wager amount at least partially determined using:
(1) the first average expected wagering game payback percentage of the first wagering game of the first gaming device, and(2) the wager amount placed to display the first wagering game, and(ii) the different, second gaming device accumulated wager amount, said second gaming device accumulated wager amount at least partially determined using:
(1) the second average expected wagering game payback percentage of the second wagering game of the second gaming device, and(2) the wager amount placed to display the second wagering game. |
