Wagering Game with Progressive Feature

Abstract

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.