Gaming device and method having multiple progressive award levels and a secondary game for advancing through the progressive award levels

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8070597
APP PUB NO 20080039191A1
SERIAL NO

11462285

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A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The gaming system includes a plurality of different types of progressive awards adapted to be provided to one or more players of the gaming machines in the gaming system. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with an outcome of a primary game, such as a designated symbol combination, wherein if the associated primary game outcome is generated, such progressive award is provided to a player. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with a progressive hit value, wherein when each progressive award increments to its respective progressive hit value, a triggering event occurs, such progressive award is provided to a player and the player is provided the opportunity to one or more additional progressive awards.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cuddy, Ryan W Reno, US 74 6382

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